cannot be fixed; irremediable; beyond repair

for once (spoken)

time and again

to dig it back out; to fish it back out; to bring up something from the past [colloquial]

to get one's own back [colloquial]

people and things change a lot in the space of ten years [written and colloquial]

(noun) a mixed-race person (half Chinese, half foreign) person; something that combines Chinese and Western elements

narrow escape; close call (spoken)

(n.) a big sweet potato; (slang) a clumsy idiot; a character in comic book 'Old Master Q', named Big Potato.

verb; to recover (sickness)

Comes from the mahjong game, which means more number of games win, Many little things add up, it also interpreted as "Puerile"

saving one's breath (spoken)

to strike a balance; to even out something [colloquial]

somewhat like this

to seek advice from an experienced person; to seek help from an eminent person [colloquial]

to play again

(verb) keep; Maintain

let's not talk about that now (to express that one is not interested in a topic or the wish to delay discussing a topic) [colloquial]

foreigner

foreigner place

going to work (spoken)

'fan-tan' (a gambling game)

student who studied abroad (spoken)

(noun) soap

every time

guava

Panyu

Panyu Square Station (a metro station in Guangzhou)

tomato

tomato juice