happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sour look; surly face; pout
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first