ramen; Chinese-style noodles
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
instead; but (on the other hand)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
treating someone like a child
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
with these words; while saying
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)