amorous adventure; love affair
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
putting into operation; invocation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
by myself; in person; by oneself
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
so what!; who gives a damn?
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago