to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
letter; missive; note; mail
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
strongish; somewhat strong
highball; whisky and soda
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to rank next to; to come after
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is I who should say so
the other day; a few days ago
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
after a long time; for the first time in a while