wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(social) position; status
every person; each one; everybody
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to increase; to add to; to augment
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
already; now; no longer; not any more
forced laugh; forced smile