bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
name; given name; first name
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
aggression; invasion; raid
motherland; fatherland; native country
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
deed; act; work; performance
at once; there and then; immediately
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in its entirety; whole; wholly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
adds force or indicates command
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be silent; to say nothing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
feeling; sense; impression
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam