barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
inside; interior; inner part
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
electricity; (electric) light
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
door; gate; opening; title page
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 ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to talk to oneself; to mutter
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
mineral matter; metallic property
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue