cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
with a broad grin; smirking
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration