before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
bygones; the past; past event
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to do together; to share; to participate in
Cantonese food; Cantonese cuisine
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
how long; how far; how much
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much