to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
bakery; baker; pastry shop
corridor; hallway; passageway
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
center; centre; metropolis
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
hometown; rural township (of China)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)