reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(not) so much; (not) that much
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
formal marriage interview
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
battle formation; military formation
to join forces with; to cooperate with
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to grow up; to become an adult
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be needed; to be wanted
your company; your shrine
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
episode; anecdote; vignette
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)