choosing between two things; two choices
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
classification; categorization; sorting
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to become red; to redden; to blush
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
extremely; terrifically; super
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)