- the world; this world; the world of the living
- to reject; to discard; to get rid of
- 钻 zuān: 钻 zuan1: to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain钻 zuàn: 钻 zuan4: drill; auger; diamond
- 帘 lián: 帘 lian2: flag used as a shop sign帘 lián: 帘 lian2: hanging screen or curtain
- mahogany
- windowsill; window ledge
- female servant; maid
- to spread out; to unfold
- eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
- to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
- to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4]
- (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
- to lie prone
- teardrop; tears
- cheek
- closely; tightly
- arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]
- breath; smell; odor; flavor
- to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)
- darkroom
- to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film)
- readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
- cold air; air conditioning
- (coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4]
- early in the morning; at dawn
- to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
- major city; metropolis; metropolitan
- to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- (informal) note; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- to stop; to halt; to cease
- Harlem district of Manhattan
- slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret
- to cry out in fear
- fretful; impatient
- shiver
- without hesitation; resolutely; firmly
- courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant
- in the wind; facing the wind; downwind
- diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek