insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
now that; since; so long as; because
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
choices; alternatives; options
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
hostility; antagonism; opposition
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
please (give me); please (do for me)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision