- would rather ... (than ...)
- a gleam of hope
- (fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person
- to consult; to refer to; to look sth up in a reference source
- high tide; rising tide
- the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
- to embrace; to hug
- strong; intense
- to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
- (name) Karl; Carl
- boiler
- to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
- good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
- to be confused; to be baffled
- 番 Pān: 番 Pan1: surname Pan番 fān: 番 fan1: (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
- to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer
- sailboat
- if it were not for; but for
- to accept; to take; next; following
- Pacific Ocean
- to advance; forward motion
- to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
- 挽 wǎn: 挽 wan3: to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover挽 wǎn: 挽 wan3: to draw (a cart); to lament the dead
- porter for a palanquin
- hotel; CL:家[jia1]
- wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
- vestibule; small inner room (opening to others); suite; apartment
- to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
- negotiable security (financial); certificate; stocks and bonds
- it is said that; reportedly
- to do business
- close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention