second-hand shop; curio shop
showcase; display case; vitrine
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
bipartite; in two parts; double
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
real thing; original; actual
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
not necessarily so; is not always true
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
double; twice (as much); twofold
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
simmering after steaming; simmering (in a small amount of broth); smothering; estouffade
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sharing; share (on social media); market share
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
minimum; at the very least
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board