assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
menial; meanness; servility; abject
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
match; game; bout; contest
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
invitation; introduction; temptation
at work; in the midst of work; working
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
schoolgirl; female student
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)