department store; department
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
technical skill; ability; capacity
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
position; location; base; point; site
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
intelligence gathering; information gathering
negotiations; discussions; connection
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
communication skills; communication ability
quarrel; dispute; argument
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty