idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
negotiations; discussions; connection
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
preference; priority; precedence
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
finely chiseled (features)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to be lacking in options; to be too few
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
still better; even better
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)