to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
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)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to say no more; to sink into silence
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
without cause; without reason
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
under the staircase; understairs
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ago; since; before; previous