kitchen; financial situation; finances
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
called; known as; that; to say
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding