coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
along the river; riverside
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
state of mind; mentality; psychology
general mobilization; general mobilisation
internal combustion engine
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to lead into; to draw into
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
one's (official) authority; power
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to stop talking; to be silent
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
stepping back; drawing back
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge