astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
since when; from when; how long
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
finding employment; getting a job
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
close to the wall; alongside the wall
chair; stool; post; office; position
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
round shape; circle; circular form
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
without permission; without notice
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
literal translation; direct translation