the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
all; entire; whole; altogether
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
contract law; law of contract
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
retirement at one's own request
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to be silent; to say nothing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(crime of) indecent assault
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
ill will; malice; evil intent
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination