to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
(political) power; authority; influence
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
private; exclusive; secret
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
probability; likelihood; chances
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
self control; self restraint
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
though; notwithstanding; although