necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
for example; for instance; e.g.
the same generation; coeval
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
metallic sound; metallic clank
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
leather shoes; leather boots
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to