fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
counter seat; seat at the counter
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); turkey (bowling); three strikes in a row
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
distress; wretched condition
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be enraged; to flip out
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)