trio; gang of three; threesome
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
night attack; nocturnal assault
unexpectedly; surprisingly
starting late; late departure
most difficult; next to impossible
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
staying the night; lodging (at)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
conference room; council room
standing on one's feet for a long time
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
latest version; latest edition