to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
getting an advance (on one's salary)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
how; in what way; by what means
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
perception; sensing; noticing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to shed light; to cast light
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
according to plan; as planned; on target
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to drop; to let fall; to omit
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to press a question; to cross-examine
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)