to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to speak; to hear a voice
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
small brazier; hand-warmer
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(another's) daughter; young lady
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist