or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
human trafficking; slave trade
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
sale; sales; selling; marketing
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
too many to count; too numerous to mention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of