to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to get slightly dirty (all over)
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
weave; weaving; woven item
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
sleepwalker; somnambulist
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to lie deep in; to extend far back
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
token (effort); something done for form's sake
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
silk damask; satin damask
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to say; to tell; to state; to do
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey