one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
one's post; place of work; workplace
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
these days; nowadays; recently
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
every single word and phrase; each and every word
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
beautification; glorification
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
on countless occasions; many a time
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch