rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
even though; despite; when
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
while; during (the time when)
company president; manager; director
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
whispering into a person's ear
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy