electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
being startled; getting a shock
such a thing; something like that
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
wrong; different; not like that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
friendly relations; social relations; social life
the opposite sex; isomerism
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exactly as stated; verbatim
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures