stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flour; meal; powder; dust
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation