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preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather

to come into contact with; to have dealings

part; component

to employ; to hire

to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

in vogue; fashionable

crowded; to throng; congestion

check (bank); cheque

light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)

coin; CL:枚[mei2]

to lose the way; lost; labyrinth

handsome

schedule; itinerary

to melt; to thaw; to dissolve

to pay a sum of money; payment

eyebrow; CL:根[gen1]

pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae

mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)

to take a joint photo; group photo

to worry about

to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date)

test; to test

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc

drawer

to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount

to talk nonsense; drivel

hasty; hurried

crafty; cunning; sly

glossy; sleek; smooth

to tremble; to shake; to shiver

dust

to alternate; to take turns

fortunately; luckily

pessimistic

ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

soap; CL:塊|块[kuai4],條|条[tiao2]

to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance

life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)

thoughtful; considerate; attentive

tin; can

sharp; intense; penetrating

arduous; terrible (task); very difficult

to skate; skating

ashamed

caption; subtitle

license; permit

frank (discussion); blunt; open

even; well-distributed; homogeneous

receipt; CL:張|张[zhang1]

sincere; honest; cordial