to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to take off one's glasses
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
inheritance; succession to property
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
department store; department
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
technical skill; ability; capacity
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
cash bonus; reward; bounty