appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to give directions; to issue instructions
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
a few seconds; several seconds
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
without leaving any trace
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to dye; to colour; to color
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to call a person's attention (to)
else; in addition; besides