idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to taste; to try (food or drink)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to spread; to be propagated
general; popular; common; typical
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
loveable; very likeable; like very much
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cooperation; collaboration
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself