to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
way; method; means; resource; course
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that day; the very same day
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
again; once more; a second time
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
that is to say; so that means