little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
this and that; one thing or another
animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers)
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
three kinds; three varieties
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
opening and shutting; opening and closing
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
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
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to be surprised; to be astonished
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
opposite side; opposition
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
medium-sized portion; normal serving
large serving; large portion
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
incident; affair; happening; event
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
feelings; thoughts; meaning