fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
almost; roughly; approximately
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
match; game; bout; contest
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to drop; to lose; to let fall
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
having said that; on the other hand
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
invitation; introduction; temptation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
the way back; the way home; return trip