ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
light; right; right field; right fielder
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
submarine aircraft carrier
to employ; to hire; to charter
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
incompetent; have no merit
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
such; like that; in that way
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
student (esp. a university student)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication