to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
rather; sooner; preferably
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
head; lead; vanguard; first
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
people; men and women; each person; everybody
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)