to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
summer clothing; summer wear; summer goods
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
variety of goods; number of articles
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
being startled; getting a shock
stepwise; one step at a time
utmost limits; extremity; limit
even more; still more; further
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
true state; actual condition; reality
else; in addition; besides
romantic; spicy; coquettish
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order