shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
indicate reason; infers some protest
to gain strength; to have energy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
single word; a few words; brief comment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
had better ...; had better not ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
woman; female; feminine gender
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress