wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to use and then throw away
life or death; existence; destiny
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
superheating; overheating
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
by your leave; with your permission
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
within; inside of; less than
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
gambling den; gambling house
no sleep or rest; working day and night
indispensable; essential; necessary
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pending question; unresolved problem
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but