fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
what do you want?; can I help you?
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to stray from; to get lost
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
personal appearance; character; personality
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
forbidding look; uncanny look
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
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
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be touching; to be moving
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
main force; brute force; strong-arm
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial