Cantonese food; Cantonese cuisine
scenery; scene; landscape
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
invitation; introduction; temptation
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to collect; to assemble; to gather
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be silent; to say nothing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
had better ...; may as well ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval