to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
absolute obedience; complete submission
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style
to be absorbed in reading
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be opposite; to face each other
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
wall clock; grandfather clock
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)