process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
good bye; I'm off; see you later
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
preliminary arrangements; spade work
very great; enormous; serious
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
riparian works; flood-control works
to mark a correct answer with a circle
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to be flexible; to be accommodating
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
mental; psychological; physical
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
horizon (related to land)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge