to come off; to slip down; to slip off
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
after a long time; for the first time in a while
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
farming implement; farm tools
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
must not; should not; do not
technique; art; skill; move
looking away; looking aside
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
toe; toe (of a golf club)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
cave; cavern; den; grotto