utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to grow hoarse; to become husky
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
it's been a long time; long time no see
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to prostrate oneself before
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
many; a lot; much; multitude
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
knowing; (an) acquaintance