medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
side effect; adverse reaction
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
story; tale; talk; discussion
fighting against an illness
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
very much; exceedingly; extremely
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fruit knife; paring knife
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to peel; to skin; to pare
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
at least; at most; (even) just
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
division into equal parts; equal parts
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange