having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
VIP; very important person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
a glance; a look; a glimpse
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
tone (of voice); manner of talking
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to get hungry; to become hungry
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rock; to shake; to swing
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
of course; certainly; naturally
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole