halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
factory; plant; mill; workshop
skill; dexterity; proficiency
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
final program (programme, plan)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
high efficiency; high performance
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)