groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
rather; sooner; preferably
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to resound (echo) far and wide
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
even though; despite; when
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
failure; mistake; blunder
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to rock; to shake; to swing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
menial; meanness; servility; abject
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed