while; during; while; although; all; both
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
at work; in the midst of work; working
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
present; gift; to give a present or gift
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
alone; by oneself; on one's own
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
stealthily; secretly; in secret
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
100,000,000; one hundred million
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game