older sister; elder sister
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
patient; unhurried; leisurely
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to relax; to feel at home
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
excited condition; excited state
to put into the mouth; to eat
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
indicate reason; infers some protest
drug discovery; drug design; development of new drugs
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
simply put; putting it simply; in short
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
prevention; precaution; protection against
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic