cannot be compared with; no match for
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to one's delight; to one's joy
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
the people; citizens; the populace
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
root; joint; base; crotch
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
metallic lustre; metallic luster
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
pastel color; pastel colour
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
respect and affection; love and respect
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt