assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
reconciliation; make peace with
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
cooking; food preparation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
several minutes; a few minutes
light brown; golden brown
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
failure; mistake; blunder
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
when it becomes; when it comes to
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before