pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
dot; point; polka dots; dot; pixel
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
physical condition; state of health; shape
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
kitchen; financial situation; finances
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to be able to manage somehow or other
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
training (animals); breaking (animals)
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
capacity; volume; capacitance
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
technical skill; ability; capacity
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate