methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
great laughter; burst of laughter
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin