acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
good-quality; superior in quality
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
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
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
dealing with; coping with
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to be infected; to be contagious
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(not) so much; (not) that much
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
social meeting place; watering hole
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
having no money; lack of money
to gather; to collect; to assemble
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
match; game; bout; contest
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart