introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
wherein; therein; thereinto
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
estimate (of costs); budget
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
next; secondly; subsequently
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
long (time that has passed); old (story)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
though; notwithstanding; although
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to serve; to work for; to attend
opinion; intention; thought
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing