tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
The Show Must Go On (Queen song)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to change one's point of view
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
successor; replacement; second wife
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
completeness in both (e.g. loyalty and filial piety, study and sports); advantageous to both sides
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
cooperative delivery vehicle (esp. for deliveries between libraries); liaison vehicle
obscure; vague; ambiguous
resentment; indignation; anger
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot