- lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
- to act as host
- thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
- rarely seen
- wide-ranging
- to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
- damage; harm; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
- unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary
- environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
- (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
- to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
- staff; personnel; employee
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- cooking; culinary arts
- rich; sumptuous
- tasty meal; to eat a satisfying meal
- to serve food
- to have a meal
- voluntary
- bold and unrestrained; untrammeled
- limb; limbs and trunk; body
- to be full of (emotion); to brim with (love, tears etc)
- to survey; to view broadly
- one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
- lady; madam; Mrs.; CL:位[wei4]
- exquisite; elegant; fine
- to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time
- in the past; formerly
- overture
- to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into
- general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
- to seethe; to sulk; to be pissed off (vulgar)
- tray; plate; dish; CL:個|个[ge4]
- enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
- to prepare a meal; to cook
- scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
- old enemy
- to wipe dry
- work; (lots of) things to do
- to invite; an invitation
- humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty