clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
desperately; for one's dear life
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement