to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
comparatively; relatively
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to become completely chilled
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
all over; all over the place; everywhere
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to surge (water or waves)
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break