habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hostility; animosity; enmity
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
innumerable; countless; numberless
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to overflow from something full
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to jar; to creak; to grate
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
on bad terms; at loggerheads
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery