to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
accomplishment; execution
antique; old article; secondhand goods
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
just because; even if; even though
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
blocking the way; standing in the way
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on