evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
smallish; on the small side
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man's attention
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
it hasn't been long since
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
neat and clean; tidy; trim
patience; endurance; perseverance
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
business trip; official trip
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)