to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
somewhat below; slightly below
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to encamp; to take up positions
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
ill will; malice; evil intent
children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
now that; since; as long as; provided that
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
to be filled to bursting; to burst
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
now that you say that; now that you mention it
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while