work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
royal capital; imperial capital