recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
that day; the very same day
to offer for sale; to put on the market
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
principal occupation; core business
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to take a breath; to take a short rest
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
simple and clear; plain and simple
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so