early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
silence (not speaking); muteness
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
tingling; stinging; pungently
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
growing wild (naturally); native
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
commerce; trade; business
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...