charming; fascinating; attractive
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to be full of pride; to be boastful
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
correction; revision; amendment
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
if so; in that case; in that situation
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
difference; variation; difference
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip