appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to say; to be called; to do
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to go out and away; to leave
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
this family; we; this house
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
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)
to serve; to work for; to attend
many; numerous; various; large number of
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
freely; frankly; without reserve
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be helpful; to be useful
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
1,000,000; one million; million; many
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty