rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, 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
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
Safety (gridiron football position)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
postcard; memo; note; card
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
change of occupation; career change