gentle; mild; meek; tender
other; another; over; more than; I; me
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
information; news; report; reward; retribution
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to tighten; to press hard
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
steamship; steamboat; steamer
tenth day of the month; ten days
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove