to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
furnished (apartment, etc.)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible