to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to grimace; to make a wry face
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
first meeting; first interview with
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to congratulate; to celebrate
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to pick up; to find; to gather
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)