rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to leave word; to leave a message
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
eating between meals; snacking
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
internal organs; viscera; intestines
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
being very busy; busyness
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into