mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hard to get; hard to come by
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
decoration; ornament; trimmings
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to mind; to care; to worry
conversely; on the contrary
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to dye; to colour; to color
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming