to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
so; like this; in this way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
other side; opposite side; other party
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
complexion; colour; color; blood red
sick person; patient; invalid
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
thickness; profundity; depth
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
cannot be compared with; no match for
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to state; to express; to mention
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sense of caution; wariness
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly