detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
wide-open; frank; open; candid
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
immune strength; immunity
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
ability; performance; efficiency
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
excited condition; excited state
succession; continuation; series; sequence
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
(having) two choices; choice between two things
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
one meal; one meal (a day)