office hours; business hours; working hours
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
number of persons; personnel
review; reconsideration; revision
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to go past; to pass; to pass by
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to well up; to burst; to arise
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to be saved up (of money)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
living by oneself; living alone
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
kitchen; financial situation
covered with soil (of vegetables, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to peel; to skin; to pare
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to find out; to discover; to detect