to be needed; to be wanted
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
is something that; is that which
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
older brother and younger sister
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
and then; and so; and; so then
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
French; French food; French cuisine
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
instead; but (on the other hand)