moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
while; during; while; although; all; both
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
father; dad; husband; you; he
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
one's house; one's home; one's family
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
in comparison to; rather than
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
test period; exam period; examination time
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
three; three years of age
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb