to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
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
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
seeing one off; farewell; escort
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)