to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
head start; initiative; preemption
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
good news; happy news; glad tidings
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
position; job; employment; opening
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
city bank; metropolitan bank
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
age range; age-group; age bracket
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
ratio; proportion; percentage
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)