sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
manners; behavior; behaviour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
review (of learned material); revision
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
back off!; leave me alone!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; extremely; excessively
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)