being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
draw (in competition); tie game
declaration; statement; proclamation
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
customer traffic; customers; custom
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do