joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to comb down; to smooth down
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
endemic disease; local disease
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
setting sail; departure (from a port)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
entreaty; appeal; petition
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to smile (at); to grin (at)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans