how many people; a number of people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
office hours; business hours; working hours
independent business; self-employment
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime; flex (in a golf shaft)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
incessant working; working non-stop
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
complete; whole; perfect; safe
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
admiration; wonder; astonishment
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
sharp sighted; easily awakened
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive