high voltage; high pressure
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
sterilization; sterilisation
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
while; even though; despite
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke