- small town
- (idiom) dead silent
- street lamp; street light
- to illuminate; to light up; lighting
- spacious and empty; void
- street; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district
- building
- (stage) lighting; light
- for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
- to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
- in twos and threes
- bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
- among; in; included among these
- early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
- excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- clear; distinct
- to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- some; certain (things)
- as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
- (fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])
- yogurt
- to shoot a glance; glance; to appear in a flash
- first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
- body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
- luxurious
- the whole world; worldwide; global
- to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
- five-star (hotel)
- 间 jiān: 间 jian1: between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms间 jiàn: 间 jian4: gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
- to like; to be fond of
- lobby
- to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
- straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to continue; to replenish
- (of tea, wine etc) strong; (of ink, aroma etc) thick; (of a color) deep; rich
- tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
- plain boiled water
- to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- top-notch; first-rate
- this moment; now; at present