to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
perfectly round; perfectly circular
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
sharply; harshly; stingingly
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)