little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
taking pity upon; sympathy; compassion
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
interest; (investment) yield; profits
mottled; patchy; macular; porphyritic
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
after a heated discussion
presenting no difficulty; not hard
repulse (e.g. enemy); repelling; driving off
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
good neighbour; good neighbor
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
camp stool; folding stool
existing in opposition or interdependence
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to brighten; to grow light
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
to leave word; to leave a message
to drive someone off with gunfire
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
to surrender one's chastity to a man
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)