brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
blow; hit (on the body); beating
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
arm disability; someone with disabled arms
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to stop (plug) one's ears
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
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)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic