to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
remaining silent; keeping secret
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
guess; speculation; supposition
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one grain; one drop; one bead
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to hang (something) on the wall
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)