to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(present) head of a family
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
contract; compact; agreement
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
on the occasion of; at the time of
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
business discussion; negotiation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
sanity; consciousness; soberness
chance (of success); odds
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded