gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
that is to say; so that means
members; member; constituent
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
internal conditions; true state of affairs
profitable plan; good plan
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
for some (unspecified) reason
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to put someone to trouble
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be lacking in options; to be too few
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent