to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
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
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
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
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
because of; owing to; due to
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to give; to do (something) for
way (of doing); manner; method; means
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach