greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine
Dongpo pork; Chinese pan-fried red-cooked pork squares
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
beyond one's means or position
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
why; how; for what reason
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
a long time (since the last time)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to speak; to hear a voice
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to farm; to cultivate a field
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)