essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
mutation; change; vicissitude
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to take on a role; to take part
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to give a broad grin; to smirk
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
provisional; temporary; tentative
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed