loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to read the situation; to sense the mood
greeting; a fine thing to say
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
physical law; laws of physics
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation