benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
meaning; significance; sense
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
(necessary) personnel; required person
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
it is I who should say so
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
surroundings; environs; circumference
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew