yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to talk; to chat; to chatter
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
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
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
to ask a question; to ask questions
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
conduct; behavior; behaviour
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness