or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; period; class
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily