palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
individual packaging; individual wrapping
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
way of speaking; intimation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
one parent; single parent
some people; a few people; several people
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
observation; survey; watching
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
grasp; catch; understanding
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to bring; to take; to bring about
in that manner; like that
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like