bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
family name; lineage; birth; clan
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
gesture; sign; hand signal
to have a talk; to tell a story
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
advance; moving forward; progress
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
flour; meal; powder; dust
activated charcoal; activated carbon
use; utilization; utilisation; application
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
companion; company; tritagonist