skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
next; secondly; subsequently
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions