bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
5th day of the month; five days
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
good performance; good work; great success
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
is something that; is that which
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
world history; international history
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
Mesopotamian civilization
all right; very well; okay; I got it
all right; very well; okay; I got it
war; fighting; fierce competition
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake