presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
locker room; changing room; dressing room
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to approach; to draw near
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
in the same way as; just like
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
the same generation; coeval
apparently; appears to be
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)