yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to pick up; to find; to gather
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to agree on; to agree about
personal; individual; private
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
(the) executive; administration; leadership
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
number of times; frequency; count
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger