symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
together with; same; both; all; including ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
decision; settlement; definition
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
hard ball; regulation ball
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
broken; intermittent; disconnected
cooperation; collaboration
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
barber; barbershop; barber shop
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
blighted love; disappointed love
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
elder sister; effeminate man
commuting to school; school commute
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding