medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
periodic; regular; routine
(physical) growth; development
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
step-up; advance; progress; increase
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
flour; meal; powder; heroin
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to need; to call for; to require
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
surrounding at a distance
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate