nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
seasoning; flavour; flavor
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be able to manage somehow or another
police officer; policeman; constable
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be worried; to be troubled
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
older sister and younger brother
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
right to choose; a say; option
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
living by oneself; living alone
foster mother; adoptive mother
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning