to subsist; to keep on living
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
gale; violent (strong) wind
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
art of living; way of life
conscientious; scrupulous
even though; despite; when
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
handy method; shortcut; expedient
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to be muddy; to be slushy
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
very much; exceedingly; extremely
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
distribution center; distribution centre
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)