to order; to command; to appoint
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
by myself; in person; by oneself
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
I see; that's right; indeed
woman; female; feminine gender
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to triumph; to be elated with success
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
three; three years of age
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(not so) much; (not) very