Min Chinese (language); Min
secretary; councillor; councilor
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
clear autumn water; clear fall water
grey moustache; white beard
wheat straw; barley straw
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
should not be; must not be
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
somehow; for some reason or other
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
flaring up; bursting into flames
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal