preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
living; lifestyle; living room
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
light; right; right field; right fielder
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
biological younger sister
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
family; members of a family
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
something like ...; something called ...
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to concern; to be related
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
instant; moment; for an instant