ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
fuel consumption; gas mileage
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
being all smiles with joy
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; even though; despite
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
principle; theory; fundamental truth
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be silent; to say nothing
everywhere; all over; throughout
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)