maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
bed and food; eating and sleeping
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
not limited to; not just ...
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
equality; impartiality; evenness
temporary sewing; basting
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)