to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
one's share; one's portion
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
strength; power; proficiency; ability
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be able to manage somehow or another
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive