rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to increase; to add to; to augment
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
business; work; operations; service; duties
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to be worried; to be troubled
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
sensual love; love affair
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
be (that) as it may; having said that
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
one act (of a play); scene; event
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
essence; true nature; substance; reality
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level