to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bakery; baker; pastry shop
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
looking pale; looking unwell
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
shop; small store; business; firm
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to dry up completely; to become stale
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
parts; accessories; components
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to smile broadly; to grin widely
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row