in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
outward appearance; looks
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
side of the road; roadside
street stall; stand; booth
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
regulation; adjustment; control
honorific/polite/humble prefix
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake