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­± ÃB  mian4e1 denomination (of money)
µo »}  fa1shi4 to make a pledge, to swear
¸| ¬õ  sai1hong2 blush, rouge, blusher
«K ·í  bian4dang1 convenience box, lunch box (from Japanese "obentoo")
¼L ®B  zui3chun2 lips
½Å ¦â  he1se4 brown, light brown, tan, khaki
¾y ¤O  mei4li4 glamor, sexiness, attractiveness (also adj.)
¹w ­q  yu3ding4 to reserve (a hotel room, etc.)
µu ¸È  duan3qun2 short skirt, miniskirt
§ê ¸Ë  ban4zhuang1 makeup, one's dress/attire
¨k §ê ¤k ¸Ë  nan2ban4nü3zhuang1 a man in women's clothing, a man dressed as a woman, a man in femme attire
¥´ §ê  da3ban4 to dress up, to make up, to deck out, to get dressed up
¯d ªø  liu2chang2 to let grow (one's hair)
ÃÄ §½  yao4ju2 pharmacy, chemists'
«Ó  shuai1(4) cool, handsome, smooth
¬y ¦æ  liu2xing2 fashionable, up-to-date, current, popular
¶Z Â÷  ju4li2 distance (usually literal/physical)
µI ¿N  fen2shao1 to burn (causative)
¿U ¿N  ran2shao1 to burn (causative)
¥J ²Ó  zi4xi4 detail; in detail, detailed
³q ¨Å ¤Y tong1ru2wan2 breast enlargement pills
­L ¨à  tai2er2 embryo, fetus
¶¼ ºÞ  yin2guan3 straw, drinking straw (Mainland)
§l ºÞ  xi1guan3 straw, drinking straw (Taiwan)
«C ¬K  qing1chun1 youth, youthfulness
¾å ±o  xiao3de2 to know (colloq.)
­· ²p  feng1li4 pineapple (Taiwan)
Âd ¥x  gui4tai2 counter, bar, desk
ªA °È Âd ¥x  fu2wu4 gui4tai2 service desk, service counter
²´ ¼v  yan2ying3 eyeshadow
¤º ¦ç  nei4yi1 underwear, lingerie
³B ¤k  chu4nü3 virgin (woman)
®£ ©Æ  kong3bu4 terror; terrifying, scary
«ô ¦«  bai4tuo1 to request someone to do something (polite); Oh, puh-leaze! Please! (colloq.)
ÄÌ ÂZ  sao1rao3 to harrass, to molest; harassment, molestation ( ©Ê ÄÌ ÂZ   sexual molestation)
¤Ï ¦ê  fan3chuan4 to play another gender role in Chinese theater, to dress or perform in drag
·Å ¬X  wen1rou2 gentle and soft, supple, warm and tender, kind and gentle (see ·Å ©M )
Á­ ½¸  zhang4lang2 cockroach, roach
¸U ¤@  wan4yi1 on the off chance that..., if by any chance..., just in case..., in the unlikely event that..., what if...; contingency, eventuality; one ten-thousandth, a very small percentage
µ{ «×  cheng2du4 level, degree, extent
¤u µ{  gong1cheng2 engineering, project, construction
¤ñ ¨Ò  bi3li4 ratio
ªA ¹¢  fu2shi4 dress and personal adornment, dress, fashion, apparel
±À ¨®  tui1che1 push-cart, handy-cart, dolly
¦Ë ÁM ¤l  zhu3lou2zi basket (bamboo)
ªo º£  you2qi1 paint, housepaint
¨ê  shua1 to paint
Âd ¤l  gui4zi cabinet, closet, case
¦ç Âd  yi1gui4 clothes cabinet, clothes closet
ÃÒ ©ú  zheng4ming2 to prove, to testify, to bear out, to certify; proof
ÃÒ ©ú ®Ñ  zheng4ming2shu1 certificate, diploma, document, documentation
¦j ±i  kua1zhang3 to exaggerate, to blow something out of proportion; exaggerated, blown out of proportion
¼Ò ¥é mo2fang2 to copy, to imitate, to model after, to ape, to copycat, to forge
ªE ÀY  zhen3tou1 pillow
ªE ®M  zhen3tao4 pillow-case
»â ¤l  ling3zi collar (of a shirt)
³S ¤l  xiu4zi sleeve (of a shirt)
¤j ­ô ¤j  da4ge1da4 cellular phone, mobile phone (translit. for something?)
¥X Âd  chu1gui4 to come out of the closet (rarely used in Chinese)
µL ²á  wu2liao3 boring, bored, tiresome
²á ¤Ñ  liao3tian1 to chat, to make smalltalk
½Ð ±Ð  qing3jiao4 to ask advice, to consult
¤û ¥J ¿Ç  niu2zai3ku4 jeans, close-fitting pants ("cowboy pants") also niu2zai3
²z ·Q  li3xiang3 ideal (adj. and noun)
©¼ ¦¹¡A  ©¼ ¦¹  bi3ci3, bi3ci3 same to you, The same to you (to return a compliment)
Æ[ ¥ú  guan1guang1 to sightsee, to tour
¹L µ{  guo4cheng2 course, process
¹L «È  guo4ke4 passing traveller, transient guest 
Ãn ¥ú  pu4guang1 exposure (of a camera), duration of lens opening 
©Ô Ãì  la1lian4 zipper
«Õ Àq  you1mo4 humor, humorous (transliteration for English)
®É »ì  shi2mao2 classy, fashionable (translit. for 'smart')
©¿ ²¤  hu1lü e4 to neglect, to overlook, to lose sight of (read umlaut-u/e)
©¿ µø  hu1shi4 to ignore
°² ³f  jia3huo4 counterfeit goods, fake products
¥é ³f  fang2huo4 copied goods, counterfeit merchandise
¬P ®y  xing1zuo4 constellation, astrological sign, zodiac sign, one's 'sign'
®£ ©Æ ¥÷ ¤l  kong3bu4 fen1zi terrorist
Áô ¦W  yin3ming2 anonymous
Áô §Î ²´ Ãè  yin3xing2 yan3jing4 contact lenses, contacts, contact glasses
¥Ö §¨  pi3jia1 wallet
¥Ö ¥]  pi3bao1 purse
©ç ½æ  pai3mai4 to auction, to sell off goods at a discount, to sell goods at a reduced price; sale ('70%-off sale', etc.)
¨­ ¥÷  shen1fen4 identity, status, capacity; dignity
¨­ ¥÷ ÃÒ  shen1fen4zheng4 ID card
§¤ ¨c  zuo4lao2 to go to prison, to be in prison, to sit in prison, to do time behind bars
¹C À¸ ³W «h  you2xi4 gui4ze2 the rules of the game
³Ò «O  lao2bao3 laborers' insurance, workers' comp?
°µ ·R  zuo4ai4 to make love, to make out, to have sex (as unclear as the English 'make love')
©â ¶H  chou1xiang4 abstract (adj.)
°¸ µM  ou3ran2 accidental, fortuitously, by chance
³j §K  she4mian3 to pardon, to remit (a punishment)
µµ ¥~ ½u  zi3wai4xian4 ultraviolet rays
¦Ñ ¹ê  lao3shi2 honest, frank, well-behaved, 'good'; simple-minded, naïve, easily taken in, 'goody two-shoes' -- said of adults
Àª §¼  gan1ga4 awkward (socially), embarrassed, embarrassing
¤º ¦b  nei4zai4 inherent, internal, natural, intrinsic
¥~ ¦b  wai4zai4 external, extrinsic
¼~ Æ{  you1yu4 depressed, melancholy, dejected, despondent, cheerless; sensitive to external things, mono-no-aware
¨p ¤U ¸Ñ ¨M  si1xia4 jie3jue2 to settle out of court, to settle without a lawsuit; out of court settlement
©ú Åã  ming2xian3 obvious, clear, distinct, evident
®ö º©  lang4man4 romantic; romance (transliteration for English)
¶} ¤ß  kai1xin1 to feel happy, to rejoice, to amuse oneself at another's expense, to make fun of (?); joyous, happy
¶} ¤ß ªG  kai1xin1guo3 pistachio
Áx ¤l  dan1zi courage, nerve, balls, guts (see ³J ³J )
Å@ ¤h  hu4shi4 nurse (noun)
¥\ ¯à  gong1neng2 function (noun)
¨¤ ¸¨  jiao3luo4 corner, nook
Áp µ¸  lian2luo4 to get in touch with, to contact; contact, liaison
§â ´¤  ba3wo4 to hold, to grasp, to apprehend (literally and figuratively)
jiao1huqi4 pager, paging machine, beeper
bao3yang2pin3 health-care products, skin-care products
ma3tong2 toilet, commode
tong1zhi1 to notify
guan4 can (aluminum, tin, etc. -- translit.?)
miao2tiao2 slender, thin, shapely (of a woman)
chen2zhe taking advantage of..., by means of..., availing oneself of...
guang1mian4 glossy (photo)
bu4mian4 flat (photo)
tuo1jie2 out of touch
shu1yuan2 to be estranged
shu1li2gan3 feelings of distance, distance (social/emotional)
shu1li2 to be (mentally) distant; lack of warmth
wu3jin1 hardware (store, etc.)
ju4jue2 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to decline
fu2pi2 dandruff
tou1pi2xue4 dandruff (tou1pi2xie4  ?)
zhuo2zi bracelet
zhuo2lian1 bracelet
hu2tu2 muddled, confused, bewildered, mixed-up
ge1menr buddies, buddy, pals
bu4dong4chan3 real estate ('unmovveable possessions'), property (land0
han2 including..., includes..., with...
chui1 to cook a meal; kitchen (in classified-ad abbreviations)

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¤£ ª¾ ªÌ µL ¸o  the ignorant are without fault
¥ú ³± ¦p ¥Ú  time flies, time is like an arrow
»¡ ¨Ó ¸Ü ªø  it's a long story
ªø ¸Ü µu »¡  to make a long story short
µL ÃÄ ¥i ±Ï  incurable, unsolveable, helpless
ºZ ©Ò ±ý ¨¥  to speak one's mind freely, to say what's on one's mind, to speak without inhibition, to speak out freely
¤ß ¤£ ¦b ²j  absent-minded, inattentive, preoccupied, one's heart is not in it, one's heart is not in what one is doing
 

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