he; she; that person; (arch.) you
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
serious; not joking; straight
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
metre; meter; meter; gauge
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
in its entirety; whole; wholly
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
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)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how; in what way; I wonder
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
inside; interior; inner part