chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
raw materials; ingredient
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
tall figure; high stature
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
never mind!; don't worry about it
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
feminine; womanly; female
older sister; elder sister
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to name; to call; to christen; to term
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
the whole day; all the day
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to be talented; to be able
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
pregnancy; conception; gestation