- lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom); fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
- to stroll
- bookstore; CL:家[jia1]
- to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc)
- side; adjacent place
- excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved
- clamor
- 语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech
- 老板 lǎo bǎn: 老板 lao3 ban3: boss; business proprietor; CL:個|个[ge4]老板 Lǎo bǎn: 老板 Lao3 ban3: Robam (brand)
- demure; prudish; hypocritical
- to eat till full; satisfied
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
- 塞 sāi: 塞 sai1: to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork塞 sè: 塞 se4: (bound form) to block; to obstruct塞 sài: 塞 sai4: (bound form) strategic stronghold
- 挑 tiǎo: 挑 tiao3: to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up挑 tiāo: 挑 tiao1: to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
- happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
- unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
- to browse; to look over (books)
- to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go
- to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
- to rock; to sway; to shake
- to attempt; to try
- really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
- to give a discount
- to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
- brain; mind; head; essence
- 传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
- singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
- to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
- to present as a gift
- to buy; to purchase
- (idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
- ugly; unsightly
- to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
- to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek
- to laugh; to smile; to laugh at