union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
cooking program; cookery show
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
hotcake; (American) pancake
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
half and half; fifty-fifty
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
section; cross section; profile
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake