to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to replace; to move; to change the position of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the opposite sex; isomerism
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to chase; to run after; to pursue
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
fashion sense; sense of fashion
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
light; faint; pale; fleeting
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over