to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
threefold; folded in three
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
I appreciate your efforts
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
value; worth; virtue; blessing
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
free translation; liberal translation
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to keep (a person) waiting
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to read (a book, etc.) over again
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience