to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
had better ...; had better not ...
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
for your information; I'm telling you
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
vitality; (one's) life force
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
consists of; comprises; is made up of
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
feel (of a material); texture
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
lost property; something dropped and left behind
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure