seedling; sapling; young tree
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
innumerable; countless; numberless
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
many; much; plenty; hardly
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to spread; to be propagated
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
covered with; stained; smeared
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
local specialty; special product (of a region)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
sherry; series; serial music
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...