measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
heating; application of heat
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
local specialty; special product (of a region)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
composition; constitution
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to become possible; to become able to (do)
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
preliminary step; first step
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
opening fully; full throttle; full power