when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
because of; owing to; due to
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
memories; recollections; reminiscence
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse