(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to join forces; to cooperate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
only; merely; but; no more than
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
an assortment; combination
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
God; god; ace; king; superior person
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone