check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
bright green; chartreuse green
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
majority group (party, faction)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that