clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
common people; ordinary people; masses
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
many; much; plenty; hardly
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
violent explosion; bursting
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
acceleration; speeding up
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
interruption; suspension; break
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away