with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
livelihood support; maintenance
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
number one; first; best; most; game; round
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
contract; compact; agreement
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
self-enlightenment seminar (oft. cult-like); motivational seminar
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
synchronization; synchronized swimming
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
21st day of the month; 21 days
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
immediately; at once; instantly
retirement from active life; moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to take photographs for later use; to record videos for archiving
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
momentous (crucial) decision
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to lie down; to throw oneself down
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms