to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
devotion; attachment; infatuation
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
perfect; complete; flawless
to turn towards; to point
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
mistress; kept woman; concubine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
ago; since; before; previous
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
that day; the very same day
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
epidemic; plague; pestilence
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
six-legged Chinese-style chest
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance