forced laugh; forced smile
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
jokingly; in the form of a joke
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
source of funds; resources; finances
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
physical condition; state of health
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money