hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to slide into; to slip into
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
one's share; one's portion
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
law-like nature; regularity
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
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
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
pastel color; pastel colour
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
from the beginning; from scratch
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to pass (of time); to elapse
coating (esp. lacquering)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over