vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
pasture; grassland; meadow
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to say no more; to sink into silence
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife