truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
remaining silent; keeping secret
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
guess; speculation; supposition
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to hang (something) on the wall
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
some people; a few people; several people
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
nerve; nerves; sensitivity