to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to rush over; to run up to
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
complexion; colour; color; blood red
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
surely; certainly; without doubt
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
white hair; grey hair; gray hair