century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
set meal; special (of the day)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
most part; greater part; majority
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)