swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
bringing about; cause; provocation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
good humour (humor); good mood
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to need; to demand; to take; to require
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
every month; monthly; month by month
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
unable to resist; unable to suppress
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
France; French (language)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?