to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to rise; to erect; to get up
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
probity check; background investigation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
evasion of the law; circumvention of the law
the place for; the time for; the level of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
only; merely; but; no more than
to go past; to pass; to pass by
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to become completely chilled
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
something like ...; something called ...
to be reminded of; to call to mind
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words