trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
start of a romance; beginning of love
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
reopening; resumption; restarting
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
original intention; initial resolution
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
everything; anything; nothing
to move forward; to move on
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all