interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
staying the night; lodging (at)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
strategy meeting; council of war
written request; request for ...; application for ...
three; three years of age
set of three; three sets; three classes
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
older sister; elder sister
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
freely; frankly; without reserve
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to finish; to end; to close
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
one more time; once more; once again
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)