to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
as everyone knows; needless to point out
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
several years; a few years
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
oilily; slimily; slipperily
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
another thing; other things; another man's property
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape