merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
discovery; detection; finding
nature; property; disposition
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
filtration; filtering; percolation
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to laugh away; to laugh off
difference; variation; difference
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed