simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
contract; compact; agreement
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
when it comes to; concerning
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
sympathy; empathy; response
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to push (something) against
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
how dare ...; how could ...
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
suplex (throw in pro wrestling)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from