to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
source of river; fountainhead
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
one by one; one each; one at a time
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
don't worry about it; forget about it
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool