advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
president (of a society); chairman
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
suggestion; hint; implication
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to put one's life on the line
serious; not joking; straight
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
birth date; date of birth; DOB
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
online dating app; match-making app
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
automatic; intransitive verb
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
long ago; already; a long time ago
so; like this; in this way
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear