wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
married woman; another's wife
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to give directions; to issue instructions
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
spirit; heart; disposition
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
several minutes; a few minutes
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
lately; recently; nowadays
human relations; personal relationships
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
possible; likely; probable
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
proposal; proposition; suggestion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be opposite; to face each other
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)