(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to push aside; to push one's way through
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
only; merely; but; no more than
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
future; possible; potential; prospective
declaration; proclamation; announcement
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)