to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
between times; when there's a spare moment
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
too many to count; too numerous to mention
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be plump; to be chubby
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o