round shape; circle; circular form
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to flare up; to burst into flames
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
whispering into a person's ear
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in advance; beforehand; previously