edict; public announcement
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
gray or silver haired (grey)
how long; how far; how much
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to dye; to colour; to color
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
even so; anyhow; at any rate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of