to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
natural foods; organic food
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
anything and everything; just about everything
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
food; food products; foodstuffs
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
origin; beginning; source; rise
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
relatively; comparatively
to blame; to find fault with
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out