hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
as expected; as predicted
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole