to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
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
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
odds and ends; all; every
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to be responsive; to show immediate results
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
in proportion to; just as much as
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
valuable article; valuables
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
for example; for instance; e.g.
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to begin; to set about; to start
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
changing clothes; change of clothes
dilapidated house; deserted house
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
shopping; purchased goods
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)