ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
out of character; unlike one
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
contest; comparison; competition
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
in one's own way or style
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet