to hate each other; to hate mutually
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to fall in love (with); to love
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
gifted education; special education for gifted children
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
cinnamon roll; cinnamon snail; cinnamon bun
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to talk the night away; to talk all night
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
arbitration; intercession; mediation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to get strong; to gain strength
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally