sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
when; how soon; how long until
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
this family; we; this house
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to be remembered; to go down in history
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to sweat and slave; to toil away
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
high mountain; alpine mountain
field; plain; prairie; moor
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
business; errand; nature of one's business
jewel; precious stone; gem