bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
place where one works; construction site; working area
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
time; hour; period; class
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
impossible; unlikely; improbable
all; entire; whole; altogether
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in comparison to; rather than
medical care; medical treatment
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet