manufactured goods; finished goods; product
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ankle-length (clothes); maxi (skirt, dress, etc.); floor-length (clothes); maxim
warp; curvature; curve; arch
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
how; in what way; how about
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable