CPU; central processing unit
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
affable; sociable; friendly
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
whispered conversation; whispering
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
composite; combined; complex
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
shopping cart; (shopping) trolley
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
source of worry; source of distress
roar of the sea; sound of waves
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to be greenish; to be tinged green
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable