irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to pay attention; to be watchful
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
beginning; outset; first; onset
apple; Apple (computer company)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
how many years; how long; what year
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
to dye; to colour; to color
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
stairs; stairway; staircase
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)