gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to run about trying to escape
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
floor above; floor upstairs
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something