to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
useful thing; usable article
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
minimum; at the very least
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
firm promise; definite promise
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)