event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
feminine; womanly; female
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
mistress; kept woman; concubine
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
tedious job; troublesome job; time-consuming job; piecework
to employ; to hire; to charter
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle