to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to accept; to receive; to agree
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unproductive; counterproductive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to speak ill of; to disparage
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)