smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
leaving everything up to someone else
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
parting; separation; farewell
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to live through; to survive
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
even if; even though; however; no matter how
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
how long; how far; how much
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on