dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
distinctive; characteristic
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
both (people); the two of them
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
defense; defence; protection
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
unproductive; counterproductive
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
invitation; introduction; temptation
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
like this; this sort; this way
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
attendance; presence; appearance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back