work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
two days later; day after next; next day but one
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be able to manage somehow or other
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in the meanwhile; during the time
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
slightly early; just before
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)