worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
on hand; readily available
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be found; to be discovered
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
moment by moment; hour by hour
aggression; invasion; raid
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
a considerable number; a fair number
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
egoism; egotism; selfishness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
either way; in any case; one way or another
even more; still more; further
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally