facing; opposite; across the street; other side
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
oblong; landscape orientation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to face on; to look out on to
seat at a table; place at a table
three; three years of age
counter seat; seat at the counter
ten; 10; ten years of age
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
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
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
even though; despite; when
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ice cream soda; icecream soda
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated