water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to find out; to discover; to locate
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
cantonment; encampment; etape
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
many people; a large number of people
wound suffered in a fight