preparations for returning (home)
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
secret; private; surreptitious
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
society; the world; the times
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap