texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
only; merely; but; no more than
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to torment; to torture; to harass
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male