good (place to leave off); convenient
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to change (one's clothes)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
6th day of the month; six days
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
finish; finishing; finishing touches
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
2nd day of the month; two days
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
control; check; restraint; inhibition
large serving; large portion
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)