sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
mixed race; mixed parentage
founder; originator; pioneer
mistress; kept woman; concubine
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
and then; and so; and; so then
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
escape hatch; escape door
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
presumption; assumption; estimation
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
liniment; ointment; salve
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable