endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
threat; intimidation; menace
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
family; members of a family
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to pick up; to find; to gather
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
method of bringing up; method of raising
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
several years; a few years
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner