to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
right beside; close to; nearby
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to get slightly dirty (all over)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to collapse into; to flop onto
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
everywhere; all over; throughout
oral medicine; internal medicine
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
direct connection; direct link
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
hospitalization; hospitalisation
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
postponement; deferment; adjournment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
sales; selling; marketing
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue