shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to look away; to turn away
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
weather; fair weather; fine weather
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
bright green; chartreuse green
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
matcha; powdered green tea
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
creamy (in flavor or texture)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to ask a question; to ask questions
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about