reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
with a start; with a jump
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to be transparent; to show through
emotional scars; mental trauma
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
close; intimate; on good terms
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to lie deep in; to extend far back
walk-in (person who goes to a hotel, restaurant, etc. without a reservation); walk-in closet
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
real thing; original; actual
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
boasting of one's strength
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
just as one was told; like she (he) said
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to become excited; to grow lively