tune (melody, piece of music)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
being dotted with; being scattered
to come and go; to go back and forth
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
along the way; along the road
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
(bank) balance; remainder
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
counter seat; seat at the counter
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
chiffon cake; sponge cake