tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
military forces; hosts; troops
to collect; to assemble; to gather
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
resolution; vote; decision
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
explosion; rupture; break off
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)