capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one's own child; one's own children
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)