gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
living; lifestyle; living room
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
in person; personally; directly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
one day; (on) a certain day
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
no, not like that (but like this)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
sunlight filtering through trees
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
father; dad; husband; you; he
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt