news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
drinking water; potable water
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
general; popular; common; typical
to be late; to be unpunctual
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
ill will; malice; evil intent
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
both (people); the two of them
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
close; intimate; on good terms
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
simply; merely; only; solely
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning