treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to strangle; to constrict
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
using one's arms as a pillow
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to press a question; to cross-examine
systematic; regular; routine
going back to sleep; sleeping in
prize for perfect attendance
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
social dance; ballroom dancing
signature pose; trademark pose
several hundred; hundreds (of)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
imposing stance; daunting pose
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse