to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
dominion; territory; possession
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember