independence; self-reliance
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to show up; to appear; to turn up
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
pointing out; identification
reality; actuality; hard fact
friend with benefits; hookup buddy; fuck buddy
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
strong interaction; strong force
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)