to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
rectangular flower pot; stone pedestal
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
(having) two choices; choice between two things
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
opening and closing; opening and shutting
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
hedge; fence; border; limit
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to run down (stairs, etc.)
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look
to grab hold of; to catch
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex