to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
adds force or indicates command
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
space (room, area, outer space)
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
snake; serpent; large snake
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
president (of a society); chairman
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to be silent; to say nothing
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...