to understand; to comprehend
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
gathering clouds; group of clouds
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
a great variety of; diversity
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to win and advance to the next round
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
several times; once or twice
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
in the same manner as before; the same as always
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate