mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
garbage day; rubbish collection day
non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to laugh away; to laugh off
partly open; in half bloom
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
student (esp. a university student)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew