shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
close; intimate; on good terms
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
factory; plant; mill; workshop
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
man who is popular with women
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sovereign; emperor; monarch
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to speak ill of; to disparage
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge