sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
pistachio (Pistacia vera)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
androgynous; gender-neutral
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
galley (ship); galley (kitchen of a ship or aircraft)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm