to get hungry; to become hungry
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to dye; to colour; to color
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
empirically; from experience
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be worried; to be troubled
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
correction; rectification; mending; repair
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi