the way one talks; one's way of speaking
property; fortune; assets
marriage proposal; marriage talks
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
escaping from prison; jailbreak
supervised; under surveillance
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
had better ...; had better not ...
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
opening ceremony (of the school term)
(temporary) closure of school
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
persistence; single-mindedness
alert status; emergency alert
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to walk in on; to tread upon
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to drop; to lose; to let fall
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff