to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
should; must; -able; probably; likely
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make a speech; to address
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
how many years; how long; what year
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to squeeze out; to wring out
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst