execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
light brown; golden brown
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
together; at the same time; same; identical
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
European pear (Pyrus communis)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
how long; how much; to what extent
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be consistent; to be coherent
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still