to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
feeling good; feeling pleasant
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
regular customer; valued client
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
regular customer; valued client
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
that's the way it is; such is life
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
environment; surroundings; circumstances
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand