(walking) stick; cane; wand
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
half the body; half length
looking pale; looking unwell
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
abuse; misuse; perversion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)