damp; moist (negative nuance)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
inspection; examination; checking
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to keep away; to keep at a distance
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away