smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
chief; main; principal; important
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
the very best; excellent; superb
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to push aside; to brush aside
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to step forward; to volunteer
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to beat to death; to kill
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
pale; pallid; bluish-white
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
good feeling; feeling good
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to behave well (of a child)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying