to repeat; to do something over again
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
switching over to; migration; transition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
study; research; investigation
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
immune strength; immunity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
blur; blurred; indistinct