chink in the armor (armour)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
straightforwardly; being outspoken
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
materials; data; document
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
plump; chubby; voluptuous
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
otherwise; or else; if not
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation