digital single-lens reflex camera; DSLR
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
face with no make-up; sobriety; having no class (e.g. in a RPG); (being) jobless
unrequited love; one-sided love
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
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
armour (e.g. tank); armor
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
royalty and titled nobility
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
surrounding at a distance
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
decrease; reduction; decline
scattered; separated; dispersed