business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
prayer (for something); supplication
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
opinion; intention; thought
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of