constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(with a) start; fright; alarm
complete change; about-face
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
delay; putting off; procrastination
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
sour look; surly face; pout
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
complex instruction set computer; CISC
centralized management; centrally controlled system
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
the whole day; all the day
process document; procedure manual
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
impossible to do (although wants to)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
that's the way it is; such is life
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme