exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
society; the world; the times
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
exaltation; emotional uplift
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
misanthropy; misanthropist
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
chronic disease; chronic illness
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
seasoning; flavour; flavor
-less; lacking; non-existing
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
hating; strongly disliking
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
galley (tray); galley proof
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable