to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
older sister; elder sister
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
restoration; repair; mending
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
housing district; residential district
by today; before the day is over
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
unrequited love; one-sided love
to put one's life on the line
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to grow up; to become an adult
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
feminine; womanly; female