to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
that's the way it is; such is life
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
contrived; false-sounding
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to begin to walk; to set out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
the other day; a few days ago
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
traditional; customary; conventional
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
25th day of the month; 25 days
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly