craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
money in one's possession
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
housewarming gift; housewarming
to give; to do (something) for
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
estimate (of costs); budget
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
destination (one is heading towards); goal
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
double; twice (as much); twofold