banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
back (of a chair); backrest
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away