medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
ingredient; component; composition
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
means; way; method; measure
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
yearned for; longed for; missed
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
2nd day of the month; two days
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
frequency (of occurrence)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane