advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
near; nearby; not far off
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
remarkable; striking; obvious
leopard (Panthera pardus)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service