quarrel; dispute; argument
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
1,000,000; one million; million; many
among these; between these; of these
dividing into four; quartering
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
several hundred; hundreds (of)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
drought; long spell of dry weather
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
rising; ascending; climbing
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
appointed date of delivery; delivery time; due date for payment; period for payment; deadline (for payment or delivery)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
(unusually) dry rainy season
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to make one's own; to take possession of
to succeed; to bear fruit
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
one by one; one after another; successively
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
leader; authority; mainstay