affectation; showiness; pretence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
understanding person; supporter
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to fall off; to tumble down
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
major dealer; wealthy merchant
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
great war; great battle; world war