middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
along the road; along the way
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
one meal; one meal (a day)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to complain; to lodge a complaint
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
then; and (then); in that case; if so
item; article; dish; course; finest item
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
president (of a society); chairman
to grow taller (of people)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to get hungry; to become hungry
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement