to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
iron maiden (torture device)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
several minutes; a few minutes
periodic; regular; routine
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ; to vary; to disagree
suffix for familiar person
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
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.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)