plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
counter for books; volume
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
in the end; at the end of the day
retainer; attendant; escort
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
professional job; profession
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to put one's strength into
trembling from fear; trembling all over
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
day after day; day by day
elevator landing; elevator hall
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
relatively; comparatively
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon