cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
retort; back talk; backchat
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
children are a poor man's riches
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
hypoglycaemia; hypoglycemia; glucopenia
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy