older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to lose money; to spend money
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to gain weight; to put on weight
quickly; swishing; whooshing
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
memories; recollections; reminiscence
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to attack; to assault; to assail
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
cooking; food preparation
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to begin; to set about; to start
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course