deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
healthy; sound; wholesome
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
natural foods; organic food
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
young; fresh; inexperienced; tender
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
anything and everything; just about everything
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic female characters
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
food; food products; foodstuffs
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
origin; beginning; source
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly