cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
high-sugar tomato; tomato with reduced water content
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
clearing one's throat; cough
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
forgetting; lapse of memory
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
celestial sphere; the heavens
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
close to the wall; alongside the wall
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
secrecy; highly classified information
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
bedside; near one's pillow
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)