exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
(not saying anything) no matter what
way of talking; speaking style
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
personal property; personal effects
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
tingling; stinging; pungently
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
countenance; features; looks
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
out of character; unlike one
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
etiquette; courtesy; manners
to amuse oneself; to make merry
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
job; work; duties; trade; skill