to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
struggle (for); scramble; contest
in the end; on top of that
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
ice cream soda; icecream soda
older brother; elder brother
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
January; first month of the lunar calendar
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
curtain; hanging; bunting
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
private funds; own funds; private property
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan