smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
threefold; folded in three
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
month-long period; (during) month
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to drink up; to drain (cup)
older brother; elder brother
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
number of times; frequency; count
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
use; utilization; utilisation; application
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant