arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to lean against; to set against
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
grim; stern; stark; heartless
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
world; society; people; the public
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
good-looking; fair; beautiful
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
even though it is not; despite not
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
already; now; no longer; not any more
to speak ill of; to disparage
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)