handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to brighten; to grow light
in proportion to; just as much as
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to watch steadily; to stare
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
third day of the month; three days
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
finish; end; completion; result
color scheme; colour scheme
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
smallish; on the small side
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
centre of attention; center of attention
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
next; secondly; subsequently
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
disclosure; exposure; revelation