surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
that's the way it is; such is life
in name only; titular; nominal
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
opposite side; other side; other party
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
treating someone like a child
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration