to reduce the time or energy available for eating or cooking
减少用于吃饭或做饭的时间或精力 (jiǎn shǎo yòng yú chī fàn huò zuò fàn de shí jiān huò jīng lì)
"Work has really cut into my cooking time."
"工作确实减少了我做饭的时间。" (Gōngzuò quèshí **jiǎnshǎo** le wǒ zuòfàn de shíjiān.)
to clean or tidy after someone
to improve by reflecting on what has happened before
when wind or storm moves quickly across an area
to make muscles stronger and more defined
to strengthen something by adding support
to fail at something important; to lose an opportunity
