to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clearing one's throat; cough
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
name; given name; first name
father; dad; husband; you; he
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
again; once more; a second time
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
curse; spell; malediction
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem