high-quality goods; luxury item
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to come and go; to go back and forth
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to pretend; to act (as if)
property; fortune; assets
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to move forward; to move on
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around