argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
sexy; popular; well-liked
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
prickling; stinging; tingling
(social) position; status
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to jump upon (a moving object)
elopement; running away with a lover
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
beyond imagination; unimaginable
(state of) utter panic; great panic
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand