removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to throw oneself (into an activity)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
keep up your strength; chin up!
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
younger scholar; future reference
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
influence; clout; leverage
as; because; with; due to
one's last moments; one's dying hour; hour of death
blunder; slip; error; error
(plain) hot water; boiled water
talk; dialogue; conversation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends