observation; survey; watching
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
one way or the other; either way
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
just because; even if; even though
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to take back; to recapture
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
color scheme; colour scheme
apparent; obvious; very clear
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
although I say; although one might say; although called
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
commitment; pledge; promise
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to