fried prawns; fried shrimp
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
two (long cylindrical things)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
middle of the night; dead of night
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
obstruction of business; interference with business
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
solo debut; debut as a solo artist
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt