coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to solicit; to demand; to extort
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
inspection; examination; survey
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to fall on one's backside
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
failure; mistake; blunder
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
offender; criminal; culprit
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
both; both sides; both parties