unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
high-handed person; domineering person
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
if you do this; if this is the case
imposing stance; daunting pose
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
refined taste; good taste
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely