unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
irritation; annoyance; frustration
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
mental; spiritual; emotional
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client