(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
slicing a fish down its back
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold