to dye; to colour; to color
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
approximate age; age range
skill; dexterity; master hand
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
large build; large pattern
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
height (of body); stature
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up