external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
first thing in the morning
boring; dull; uninteresting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
it's not like; it isn't as if
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
(talking in a) half-joking manner
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
import; importation; introduction; afferent
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
fixed interval; fixed period
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give; to do (something) for
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean