to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
being startled; getting a shock
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
interests and preferences
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to be born; to come into the world
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
(in) her way; peculiar to her
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith