heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to be opposite; to face each other
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
simmering; (boiling) gently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
I see; that's right; indeed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately