to face on; to look out on to
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
ice cream soda; icecream soda
hotcake; (American) pancake
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
novel; original; new; innovative
young person; inexperienced person; novice
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to taste; to try (food or drink)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to be perturbed; to be agitated
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
life or death; existence; destiny
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
pressure; oppression; suppression