bilateral ; both sides ; both parties involved

taxes ; duties

can't say for sure ; maybe

to persuade ; to convince ; to talk sb over ; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú]

silk cloth ; silk

the slightest amount or degree ; a bit

private ; personal ; interpersonal ; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship ; a member of one's clique

to reflect on ; to ponder over

thought ; thinking ; idea ; ideology

to tear

temple ; monastery ; shrine

dormitory ; dorm room ; living quarters ; hostel

at any time; at all times ; at the right time; whenever necessary

(transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble ; broken; fragmentary; scattered ; garrulous

loss ; damage ; to lose ; to suffer damage

to curtail ; to cut down

to reduce ; to decrease ; to shrink

actually ; place ; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc ; that which ; particle introducing a relative clause or passive

so-called ; what is called

to lock; to lock up ; a lock

pagoda ; tower ; minaret ; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)

steps ; flight of steps ; step (over obstacle) ; fig. way out of an embarrassing situation ; bench (geology)

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan ; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation ; a martial art

married woman ; Mrs. ; Madam ; wife

to negotiate ; negotiation ; talks ; conference

frank (discussion) ; blunt ; open

to scald ; to burn (by scalding) ; to blanch (cooking) ; to heat (sth) up in hot water ; to perm ; to iron ; scalding hot

to escape ; to run away ; to flee

to escape ; to evade ; to avoid ; to shirk

peach

to cover ; to encase ; cover ; sheath ; to overlap ; to interleave ; to model after ; to copy ; formula ; harness ; loop of rope ; (fig.) to fish for ; to obtain slyly ; classifier for sets, collections ; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) ; tau (Greek letter Ττ)

special ; particular ; unusual ; extraordinary

specially ; intentionally

characteristic ; diagnostic property ; distinctive feature ; trait

to love dearly

used in 防 and 溜

to promote ; to advocate

outline ; synopsis ; notes

to question; to quiz; to grill

subject ; title ; topic

to know from experience ; to learn through experience ; to realize ; understanding ; experience

volume ; bulk

considerate (of other people's needs)

to embody ; to reflect ; to incarnate

to experience for oneself

sky

naive ; innocent ; artless

field ; open land

to challenge ; challenge

regular ; usual ; normal ; usually ; normally