lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
complete set; all; everything
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be too numerous; to be too much
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
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)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to anticipate; to foresee
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
another's parent; another's parents
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
how long; how much; to what extent