to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
plural; multiple; several
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
sanity; consciousness; soberness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)