straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
normalcy; normality; normal
vitality; (one's) life force
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
establishment; settlement
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
indicate reason; infers some protest
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
vitality; energy; dynamism
to join together; to combine; to join up
for example; for instance; e.g.
curse; spell; malediction
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone