clothes; clothing; garments
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
future (usually near); prospects
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
older sister; elder sister
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
around the world; throughout the world
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to behave well (of a child)
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
escaping from prison; jailbreak
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
personal feelings; self-interest
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
third day of the month; three days
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
your husband; her husband
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)