to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
thereupon; shortly thereafter
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
living together; coexistence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
main cause; primary factor
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
living together; communal life; cohabitation
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
one cause; one reason; one factor
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
that's true; of course; obviously
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized