proposal; proposition; suggestion
street stall; stand; booth
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
steamed bun; steamed bread
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
scene; spectacle; sight; view
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
drama; theatre; theater; play
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
shopping; purchased goods
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
misremembering; remembering incorrectly; mistaken memory
way; method; means; resource; course
verbal promise; one's word
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
way (of doing); manner; method; means
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate