to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
personage; person (deserving of respect)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
good bye; I'm off; see you later
wintertime; winter season
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
standing; reserve; always having ready
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
successfully; with success
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to leave (a scene); to step away
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
not worth considering; out of the question