old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
way of talking; speaking style
to be softened; to calm down
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to breathe out; to exhale
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to keep (a person) waiting
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
first meeting; first interview with
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
how; in what way; how about; questionable
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
belief; faith; conviction
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means