cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
matter causing distress; something causing worry
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to smash violently; to crush
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
drinking party; get-together
sampling food; tasting; trying
to get late; to advance; to wear on
close; intimate; on good terms
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
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
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
manly; masculine; like a man
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
last week; the week before
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively