favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
story; tale; talk; discussion
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
moderate; proper; just right
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
speech; expression; wording; language
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
staying the night; lodging (at)
main question; real issue at hand
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
please (give me); please (do for me)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of