deleterious substance; toxic substance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to mix; to blend; to combine
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
indicate reason; infers some protest
distinguishing; distinction; discrimination; telling apart
long ago; a long time ago; already
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
sympathy; compassion; pity
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
sobering up; method of sobering up
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
temptress; flirt; minx; murder of a man; murderer of a man