troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to be at a loss for words
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go out and away; to leave
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to take someone's life; to kill someone
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to do for (the sake of someone else)