powerful person; influential person
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
treating (someone) like an object
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
cannot be helped; unavoidable
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to try out the food at various restaurants
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of