contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
shopping; purchased goods
Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
stew; food cooked in a pot
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
even though; despite; when
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
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
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cheap article; poor quality article
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to try and do something; to attempt to do something