to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
to make merry; to be festive
funny story; funny anecdote
relation; connection; relevance
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to ask a question; to ask questions
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to thrust down; to push off
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
way (of doing); manner; method; means
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth