almost; nearly; practically

several days

a few years; several years; how many years?

several times

what time?; when?

how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)

at what time?; when?

small table

how many; how much; several; a few

several years

probability; odds

(slang) heroin

somewhat; a bit

several; quite a few

several thousand

geometry; (literary) how much

there is not much left

just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..

where in the order of seniority among siblings?; (sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement)

several kinds

to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of

more than ten; a dozen or more

(dialect) how much; how many; how (smart etc); such ...

chitin

several times (bigger); double, treble, quadruple etc

not much; very little (e.g. difference)

how many times; several times; how many degrees (in terms of temperature or angle); several degrees; to what degree; to what extent

tiny; infinitesimal

long narrow table

almost; nearly going to

Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer

to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)

almost

(literary) how many; quite a few

to admonish tactfully

(literary) similar; almost; (literary) if only; it is to be hoped that; (literary) maybe; perhaps

very little; hardly any

soon; before long

long narrow table

more than a hundred

small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)

a small table to accommodate an incense burner

(dialect) extremely

chitin

hardly; seems not

geometry

geometric quantity

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