tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
discipline; training; teaching manners
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
threat; intimidation; menace
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)