ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
cares; ill feeling; reserve
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to grow up; to become an adult
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to apologize; to apologise
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)