loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
not caring; not giving a damn
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
clergyman; churchman; clergy
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
it's not like; it isn't as if
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
dear me; I mean; or rather
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to attack; to assault; to assail
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
heap; pile; stack; full measure
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
unidentifiable; unidentified
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext