occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
everybody; every last one of them; all
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to apologize; to apologise
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
adds force or indicates command
president's office; director's office
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather