to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
around the clock; day and night
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
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
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
until now; so far; up to the present
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly