marriage ceremony; wedding
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item