sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to be at a loss for words
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
society; the world; the times
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to say; to be pleased to say
treating someone like a child
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fold up; to fold into layers
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
considerably; greatly; a lot
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to jump upon (a moving object)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)