here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to blow apart; to winnow; to smelt
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
fields (of rice and other crops)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
person with a head for business
to take (be in) charge of
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
capital; funds; seed money; asset
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
ban on maritime activities during China's Ming and Qing dynasties
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
archipelago; group of islands
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
Island; insula; island; islet
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to look down on; to make light of
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument