standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to bring back; to restore
last days; the end; one's fate
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
ignorant of the ways of the world
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
(one's) countenance; face
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to become keen on; to get passionate about
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
trembling from fear; trembling all over
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
will not do; do not; does not
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral