to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
living by oneself; living alone
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be fated to; be linked by fate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
two colours; two varieties; two types
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to detain; to check; to restrain
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
similarly; same (idea); same (name)