steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
group of companies; combine
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
rich person; wealthy person
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person