luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
death penalty; capital punishment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
badness; evilness; bad; evil
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
contract; compact; agreement
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
twice; again; second time
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
personality; style; appearance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into