contract; compact; agreement
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
cache; place to hide something
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to understand; to make out
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)
to remove; to get rid of; to take off
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; (arch.) to become exhausted
risky; dangerous; insecure
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
means; way; method; measure
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
regret; repentance; remorse
calamity; disaster; accident
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
suspicious-looking; fishy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
family of doctors; doctor
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan