to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
of course; certainly; naturally
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
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
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to shake; to sway; to waver
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
other side; opposite side; other party
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
scene; spectacle; sight; view
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much