wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
proposal; proposition; suggestion
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to gather; to collect; to assemble
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
don't you think?; indicates question
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
way; method; means; resource; course
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(not) even once; (not) ever
retort; back talk; backchat
indicate reason; infers some protest
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be silent; to say nothing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
younger scholar; future reference
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about