scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
quarrel; dispute; argument
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
almost (did); nearly (did)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to speak ill of; to disparage
strategy meeting; council of war
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
no need to guess; certainly
extract; excerpt; selection
leader (of an alliance); leading power
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
edict; ordinance; proclamation
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things