tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
what kind of; what sort of; what
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
someone; a certain person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reality; actuality; hard fact
indeed; really; truly; very much
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
besides; moreover; in addition
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
right side; right-hand side
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
three; three years of age
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
discovery; detection; finding
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
on and after; from ... onward; since
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)