emergency; extraordinary; unusual
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
silence (not speaking); muteness
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
your husband; her husband
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
question; inquiry; enquiry
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
trouble; quarrel; dispute
gossip; corner of the mouth
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
set meal; special (of the day)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with