ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to get change back; to be more than enough
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
without leaving any trace
sovereign; ruler; head of state
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
unidentifiable; unidentified
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
perception; sensing; noticing
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
global scale; worldwide scale
and (also); both ... and; as well as