wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to bury; to embed; to implant
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
along; parallel to; in accordance with
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
street; quarter; district; area
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
indicate reason; infers some protest
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
since then; from that time; ever since
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to become better; to improve
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
knowing; (an) acquaintance
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre