attendance; presence; appearance
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
blood congestion; -stasis
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch