obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
like water; like it grows on trees
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one act (of a play); scene; event
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
does not; can not; will not
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
one day; (on) a certain day
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)