circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
different thing; another question; different case
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
thorough; exhaustive; complete
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
period of time; time slot; time zone
something; some kind of; for some reason
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
until now; so far; up to the present
tendency; trend; inclination
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
determination; resolution
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
maid; helper; help; assistance
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to become possible; to become able to (do)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)