elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
fine weather; fair weather
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
farming implement; farm tools
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one's own work; making by oneself
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
now that you say that; now that you mention it
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention