I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
time; hour; period; class
fee; charge; rate; material
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
another thing; exception; special case
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to be needed; to be wanted
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to have a talk; to tell a story
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume