absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
two (long cylindrical things)
impossibly hard video game
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
water outlet; tap; faucet
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
breath; breathing; bracelet
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to do for (the sake of someone else)
these guys; these fellows
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon