fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
have a good day; take care; see you
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
at least; at most; (even) just
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
section manager; section chief
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
world peace; peace of the world
personification; anthropomorphization
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
will not do; do not; does not
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
form; shape; figure; visage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in one's own way or style
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
please (give me); please (do for me)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
settlement; solution; resolution
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out