generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
interval; break; pause; spare moment
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
introduction; outline; general remarks
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
cooking class; cookery school
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
without permission; without notice
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to become vulgar; to coarsen
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
manipulation of information; spin
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism