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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

3

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

father; Dad

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

8

recently; the other day

1

ill-natured; inconstancy

2

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

16

street at night; making a night journey

4

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

3

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

2

at a glance; by accident

6

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

7

(with) one's face beaming with joy; smiling from ear to ear

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

3

in person; personally; directly

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

3

sincere; honest; faithful

3

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

4

recently; lately; these days

6

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

1

to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)

1

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

3

darkness

2

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

4

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

2

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

freedom; free man; free woman

1

narrow escape from death

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

security for a loan; collateral

1

to get; to be given

2

it's not like; it isn't as if

2

to take care of

2

disposition; nature

2

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

2

gallant; dashing; smart

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

2

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

3

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

1

Buddhist family chapel; altar room

1

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

4