anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
another thing; other things; another man's property
very rich person; the super rich
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
every evening; every night
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
worst; poor and boring; uncool
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
worst; worst-case (scenario)
the last moment; the very end
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
great physical power; animal strength
to remove; to move out of the way
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to sell off; to sell completely
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
Republic of China (Taiwan); ROC