luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
fat; tallow; lard; grease
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
immediate effect; instant effect
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
way of eating; how to eat
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to blow off; to be blown off
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
Teflon; brand name for polytetrafluorethylene
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to bend; to warp; to curve
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to be enraged; to flip out
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to handle (a thing) roughly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)