face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
occasional; infrequent; rare
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
three; three years of age
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to mix; to stir; to blend
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
eating with a guest; nominal official (a slighting term)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
longed-for; anxiously awaited
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid