to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
husband and wife; married couple
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
father and mother; parents
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
no exception; without exception; always the same
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
living person; the living
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
way; method; means; resource; course
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
almost; roughly; approximately
inner circumference; internal circumference
to like; to love; to be fond of
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
(made of) stone; stone-built
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing