(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to refer to; to use as reference
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
immediately; at once; instantly
departure; leaving; going away; recession
otherwise; or else; if not
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
you could say; you might say; verging on the
amount of sugar; sugar content
accumulation; accumulate; store
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)