fishnet stockings (tights)
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
first meeting; first interview with
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reflective water surface; reflecting water
beautiful; good; excellent
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
fall; drop; descent; coming down
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
affixing; pasting; sticking
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered