(one's) figure; build; physique; style
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
indescribable; having no way to express
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to happen to meet; to come across
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
interior design; interior; upholstery
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
three-cornered hat; tricorne
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
mental; spiritual; emotional
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to blow off; to be blown off
to move forward; to move on
I've got to be going; I must go
colour usage; color usage; use of colour