stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
just because; even if; even though
university student; college student
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
social life; social intercourse
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
paper airplane (aeroplane)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
gesture; gesticulation; motion
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome