commission-only remuneration (e.g. from sales)
severe; strict; tough; hard
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
high heels; high-heeled shoes
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to look towards (us)
baozi; Chinese steamed bun
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination