stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
general idea; concept; notion
listening to once; hearing once
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
maintaining the status quo
with a friendly grin; smilingly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
on the way back; returning
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to pass (of time); to elapse
conscious; deliberate; intentional
noted doctor; excellent physician
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to waste time; to kill time
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to become empty; to be emptied
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
youthful; young; young-looking