topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to have a talk; to tell a story
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sensual love; love affair
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to solicit; to demand; to extort
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
connection; link; relationship
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)