simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cooking; food preparation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
perestroika (USSR reform movement)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be intimate with; to befriend
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
evergreen tree; conifer; pine and cypress; duty; constancy
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
fields (of rice and other crops)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry