to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
covered with; stained; smeared
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
how many years; how long; what year
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to employ; to hire; to charter
to have meaning; to be meaningful
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
being concerned about or mindful of
to paint (draw) a picture
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair