approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
practicality; utility; usefulness
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to water down; to dilute with water
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
already; now; no longer; not any more
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to make one's rounds; to patrol
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
destruction; collapse; crumbling
night view; night skyline; nightscape
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
humming a tune (while doing something else)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
main; principal; chief; primary; major
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
several people; a few people
few decades; many decades; several decades
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account