to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
even if ...; even supposing that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
that is to say; so that means
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to become distant; to recede
complete; whole; perfect; safe
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to spend time (on doing something)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound