one's house; one's home; one's family
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to employ; to hire; to charter
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
preference; priority; precedence
rejection (of an application)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
killing two birds with one stone
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
hot spring (or bath) which is good for the skin
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
after a long time; for the first time in a while
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
rest; break; recess; intermission
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void