promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
closing mid-way; taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
history of; experience of
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out