to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
falling apart while cooking
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
being in love with each other
royal capital; imperial capital
back country; remote countryside
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
urine analysis; urinalysis
to appear all together; to be all present