pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
surrounding at a distance
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
special sale; bargain sale
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
for today; for the time being
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
literally; to the letter; literal
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor