simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
object of romantic interest
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
near; close; beside; third person
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to dye; to colour; to color
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned