ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
go that far; to that extent
while; even though; despite
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
consultation; consulting; consul
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
eighth month of the lunar calendar
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl