to face on; to look out on to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
speaking voice; talking voice
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
living room (Western style); sitting room
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
selection; choice; option
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
all (there is); as long as there is
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to push (something) against