from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
time; hour; season; time of the year
curiosity; inquisitiveness
in good health; alive and well; going strong
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
conversely; on the contrary
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to paint (draw) a picture
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
complete change; about-face
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell