to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
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
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to be helpful; to be useful
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
instant; moment; for an instant
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly