to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
session; jam session; jam
wicked thought; wicked mind
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
ardent; passionate; vehement
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
dip; dual inline package; DIP
hummus (chickpea-based paste); hommus; humus; humous; houmous
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
systematic; organized; organizational
organizational capability; organisational capability
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
long-established; old-established; traditional
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
nine parts; nine percent; almost
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
hedge; fence; border; limit
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
hometown; rural township (of China)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner