cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right