flour; meal; powder; dust
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to put one's strength into
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; this sort of; like this
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
one more time; once more; once again
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; situation; position; location
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just right (time, size, length, etc.)