kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
electronic edition; online edition
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
reaching; attaining; arrival
genuine; authentic; true; real
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
and yet; though; when; in spite of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
top of the head; crown of the head
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(a person's) appearance; looks
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
age thirty; one's thirties
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
proper; right; reasonable
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player