to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
how; in what way; by what means
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with