(animal) collar; necklace; choker
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
covered with; stained; smeared
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to join forces; to cooperate
beauty contest to name Miss ...
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
feigned; pretending (not to know)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
preface; introduction; preamble
unrequited love; one-sided love
though one didn't intend (expect) to
molester; groper; masher; pervert
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
a little bit; a little while
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)