rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pre-ejaculate; pre-ejaculatory fluid; Cowper's fluid; pre-cum
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
body of a snake; serpentine
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
furnishings; implements; equipment
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
reception room; parlor; parlour
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to approach; to draw near
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to steal; to rob; to take away
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to keep a watchful eye on
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing