memories; recollections; reminiscence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
one way or the other; either way
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
probability; likelihood; chances
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
concealment; suppression; hiding
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to hide; to conceal oneself
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
difference; variation; difference
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away