tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to speak; to hear a voice
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to compete with; to vie for
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
technique; art; skill; move
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
materials; data; document
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
from the beginning; from scratch
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
glorious achievement; distinguished service
discovery; detection; finding
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!