standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to thrust before; to thrust at
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
overall victory; championship
prize money; monetary award; reward
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
doing as one is told; yes-man
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off