a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be surprised; to be astonished
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
greeting; a fine thing to say
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
talking while standing; standing around talking
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to order; to command; to appoint