to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
one revolution; one rotation
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to shake; to sway; to waver
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to summon courage; to be brave
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking