conquest; subjugation; overcoming
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
just the other day; quite recently
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
way (of doing); manner; method; means
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
the very best; excellent; superb
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
in one's own way or style
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to be stiff; to be starchy
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)