combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in one's own way or style
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
only recently; just of late
environment; circumstance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to give; to do (something) for
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to look away; to avert one's eyes
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
signature phrase; signature saying
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
finding fault (with); being picky
instead; but (on the other hand)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
therefore; for that reason; such being the case