division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
literally; to the letter; literal
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
personal; individual; private
to have a talk; to tell a story
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
air conditioning; air cooling
donor; contributor; provider
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
chair; stool; post; office; position
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
such; this sort of; like this
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(not) even once; (not) ever
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at