voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
normal duties; (one's) regular work
bureau director; office chief
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to use up all one's strength
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
truancy; absence without leave
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shake; to waver; to tremble
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)