slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
even though; despite; when
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(medical) doctor; physician
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
preface; introduction; preamble
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
last week; the week before
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
how; in what way; by what means
such; this sort of; like this
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall