to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
family; members of a family
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be worried; to be troubled
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
coincident with; while; simultaneously
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
without eating or drinking
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
cost of a meal (or meals)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
this (very thing); this precisely