to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to realize one's error; to realize one's errors
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to show up; to appear; to turn up
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
ninth day of the month; nine days
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
bureau director; office chief
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
handing over; delivery (by hand)
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
as before; as ever; as it was originally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
as; because; with; due to
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
proposal; offer; request; application
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief