to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
guess; conjecture; surmise
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
very young; childish; immature
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
bureau director; office chief
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
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.)
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)