propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
head; brains; intellect; understanding
cookware; cooking utensil
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to entertain; to make welcome
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
order; command; directions; instructions
indecent; lewd; sexy; dirty; obscene
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
shipping; shipment; forwarding
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to bring up under one's personal care
quality (of a product or a service)
to leave a dish half-eaten
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
to become frosted; to become frosty
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous