indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
detailed; minute; articulate
material for experiments; experimental material
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
small saucepan; small pot
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
question and answer session
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
hard to get; hard to come by
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker