fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be the ruin of (a person)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
every year; yearly; annually
to be saved up (of money)
no matter how much time passes
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)