to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
already; now; no longer; not any more
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
something like ...; something called ...
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
rather; better; instead; if anything
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute