greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
imagination; supposition; guess
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
if so; in that case; in that situation
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
end; close; conclusion; termination
for work; for manufacturing
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there