establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
depravity; corruption; degradation
boasting; bragging; talking big
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to attempt; to test; to try out
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to hand over; to surrender
of course; certainly; naturally
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
savage; barbarous; rustic
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank