passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
area; region; district; locality
age range; age-group; age bracket
even though; despite; when
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
automobile society; motorized society
fitness club; gym; fitness center
cultural center; cultural centre
selling of digital downloads (e.g. music, e-books, software); download sales; digital distribution
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
convenience; user-friendliness
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
killing time; staving off boredom
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to go past; to pass; to pass by
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
attendance; presence; appearance
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice