very hungry; starving; ravenous
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
investment; contribution; financing
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
rather; sooner; preferably
strong opposition; vehement opposition
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
bad boy; naughty child; brat
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
over-fond parent; doting parent
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to put into the mouth; to eat
leftovers (esp. food); remnants