change of schedule; schedule change
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
small number; few; minority
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
surface of a board or record
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
success; prosperity; boom
item; article; dish; course; finest item
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
immediately carrying out (a plan)
phantom; vision; illusion
to get late; to advance; to wear on
arm wrestling; to arm wrestle
to use up all one's strength
to jump at; to be attracted by
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
from the beginning; from scratch
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset