covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
for the first time in one's life
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
exit (for disembarking passengers)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect (of Wu Chinese)
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
study; research; investigation
to have a hard time of it
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
as a child; when one was a child
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
depravity; corruption; degradation
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market