gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
the place for; the time for; the level of
anything and everything; just about everything
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the same night; that night
to become better; to improve
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to remain; to stay (somewhere)