classification; categorization; sorting
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
menu; schedule; program; menu
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking