steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
formal marriage interview
offensive (movement); aggression
than; other than; except; but
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
deep affection; dear; beloved
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
baby monkey; small monkey
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity