surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to push aside; to brush aside
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as (for); for; in the capacity of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
more than anything; above all else
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
perfect; complete; flawless
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
wrapped offering (of money)