to polish up; to shine up
also known as; also called
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
some book; book about that subject; books
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
mental; spiritual; emotional
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
literally; to the letter; literal
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
light blue; pale blue; aqua
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
oilily; slimily; slipperily
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
offender; criminal; culprit
be (that) as it may; having said that
minimum; at the very least
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend