while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
side table; bedside table
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
3rd day of the month; three days
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meaningless; insignificance
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
business; trade; operations; sales
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
regulation cap; school cap
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
all (there is); as long as there is
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
passing through without stopping; passing by
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
there is nothing; having nothing
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer