straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
useless; no good; hopeless
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
that's the way it is; such is life
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort