to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
pregnancy; conception; gestation
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
maid; helper; help; assistance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be at a loss for words
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
work; labor; labour; toil
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
unanticipated; unexpected
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to increase; to add to; to augment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
interval; break; pause; spare moment
large build; large pattern
bodily build; degree of fleshiness