preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to move (house); to change residence
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
close; intimate; on good terms
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to press a question; to cross-examine
to throw at; to turn; to raise
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and; thereupon; because of that