easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
look; glance; (at first) sight
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
surely (not); certainly (not)
like this; this sort; this way
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
all you want; as much as one wants
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements