indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
combination; union; binding; bond
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
again; once more; a second time
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
everywhere; all over the place
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
feeling; sense; impression
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course