few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
whereabout; about where; how much
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
round; spherical; circular
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
depiction; description; portrayal
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud