to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
being good at cooking; good cook
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult to ...; hard to ...
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
accurate; correct; precise; exact
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
every month; each month; monthly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(someone else's) daughter
too much; excessively; too
the spitting image of; identical
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
(clenched) fist; knuckles
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(not) even once; (not) ever
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme