axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
street; quarter; district; area
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
sunlight; rays of the Sun
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
for example; for instance; e.g.
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
(social) position; status
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
royalty and titled nobility
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace