to take back; to recapture
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
correction; revision; amendment
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
great admiration; deep respect
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
manly; masculine; like a man
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
everything; anything; nothing
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
with a gulp; gulping down (e.g. by a baby); swallowing
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
check; restraint; oppression; repression
tomfoolery; monkey business
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread