localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
male instincts; male frivolity
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
threefold; folded in three
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
various articles; various items; various kinds
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while