rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
pupil; student; schoolchild
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
some people; a few people; several people
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
year in, year out; always; 24-7
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to feel oneself indebted to
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
changing clothes; change of clothes
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
inspection; examination; checking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
digital versatile disc; DVD