Vocabulary

hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace

strength contest; sumo wrestling

men's beauty treatment

female weaver

oh!; oh my!; dear me!

baby; child

night market

nice and warm day; balmy weather

no; quit it; no way

lye water (for making Chinese noodles)

cold water

bilge water

soy sauce; shoyu

magical thinking

know-it-all

to rush back; to run back

pro-democracy movement in China

to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around

don't worry about it; forget about it

regular player; first-team player; first-string player

substitute player; substitution

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

square drill

hydrate

being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence

to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence

paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi)

stay; residence; sojourn

stay; residence; sojourn

outpatient department

-plasty

griffin

to assail the nostrils (smell)

to give off a stench; to stink

public sphere; public domain

entering a mountain area (for climbing)

factor of proportionality; constant of proportionality

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position

inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position