waste of time; killing time
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to need; to call for; to require
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)