paper-covered lamp or lantern
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
100,000,000; one hundred million
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice