provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
trivial; not amounting to much
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
diagnosis; medical examination
to be a matter of life or death
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to lead someone around by the nose
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
in the hospital; hospitalized
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
at a loss for words; stumped for words
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan