to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
tool; implement; means; furniture
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
investment; contribution; financing
even if not; even without
income; receipts; revenue
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
desperately; for one's dear life
such; this sort of; like this