to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to watch over; to watch attentively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
limbs; arms and legs; body
to feel; to sense; to experience
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
inspection; examination; checking
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
young girl; lass; adolescent female
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way