narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
production (e.g. play); direction
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
that; the matter in question
(not) a single person; (no) one
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to watch over; to watch attentively
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
third day of the month; three days
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)