ascending and descending; going up and down
way of speaking; profession
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
entrance fee; participation cost
third stage; three stages
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
large build; large pattern
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
and; thereupon; because of that
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
free time; time at leisure
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
light; faint; pale; fleeting
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit