under repair; out of service
passage; path; route; one's way
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
changing clothes; change of clothes
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
document; official papers
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
meeting; greeting; welcome
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
that is to say; so that means
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hands-free (e.g. telephone)
together; at the same time; same; identical
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to be expensive; to be costly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
study; library; den; home office; reading room
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to cease; to stop; to be over
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to fill a hole with earth
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
for the first time in one's life
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain