past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
carving; engraving; sculpture
fishermen's banner hoisted to indicate a rich haul; big-catch flag
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
many; numerous; various; large number of
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect