to be away from home; to be out of the house
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
exemption; exoneration; discharge
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
local woman treated as a spouse by an already-married foreigner
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to redeem (from sin); to save
point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
injured person; wounded person
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
convenient; expedient; makeshift
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
should time and circumstances permit
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good