to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
don't worry about it; forget about it
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
gesture; gesticulation; motion
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
all you can drink; bottomless cup
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to make merry; to be festive
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich