favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
high efficiency; high performance
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
originally; by nature; from the start
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
electrical appliances; electric appliances