clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
surely (not); certainly (not)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
hateful; detestable; loathsome
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to anticipate; to foresee
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to brush off; to shake off
store interior; inside of a shop
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
ruler; monarch; sovereign