numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
one grain; one drop; one bead
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
nutritional value; food value
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
unusual space; other dimension
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
reflective water surface; reflecting water
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)