cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
eating quickly; speed-eating
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to become better; to improve
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to have meaning; to be meaningful
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
together; at the same time; same; identical
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
taste; palate; sense of taste
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
study; learning; tutorial