involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
naturalization; naturalisation
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
entry into port; arriving in harbor
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
legal; lawful; legitimate
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
cargo; freight; money or assets
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
useless resistance; vain struggle
inspection; examination; check
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
evening; last night; yesterday evening
very busy (person or thing)
government worker; public servant; civil servant