pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
mature woman; middle-aged woman
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
line; queue; procession; matrix
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
armor and helmet (armour)
by itself; automatically; naturally
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
war; fighting; fierce competition
moderate; proper; just right
to encamp; to take up positions
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
talk; conversation; dialogue
confidential talk; whispering