to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to make one's heart flutter
at someone's (something's) mercy
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
study of foreign languages; linguistics
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
time; season; period; phase; stage
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
only; merely; but; no more than
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to solicit; to demand; to extort
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other