cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
doctor's rounds (in a hospital)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be injured; to sustain a wound
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
to succeed; to bear fruit
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
several years; a few years
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits