fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to push (something) against
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
both (people); the two of them
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(distinction of) sex; gender
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)