chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be born; to come into the world
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
speech and conduct; words and deeds
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
mental; spiritual; emotional
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to become possible; to become able to (do)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
for a change; for variety's sake
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
such ... as; or some such
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food