to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
up until now; as recently as the present
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
relation; connection; relevance
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
briskly; quickly; promptly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
sanitary; utility area in a kitchen, etc. where there are laundry facilities