straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
now that you say that; now that you mention it
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to make an appeal; to urge
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
tension; mental strain; nervousness