evening; last night; yesterday evening
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to whine; to make feeble complaints
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
human relations; personal relationships
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to put into the mouth; to eat
speaking voice; talking voice
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage