to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to laugh away; to laugh off
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
all (there is); as long as there is
long ago; already; a long time ago
to go out and away; to leave
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
conviction; belief; confidence
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to throw into; to toss into