to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
wherein; therein; thereinto
large number (of); many; majority
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
storehouse; warehouse; godown
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
all; entire; whole; altogether
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life