to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
muddy water; red-light district
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
obese body; corpulent physique
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment