lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to try to do; to attempt to do
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
stifled (laughter); simmering
to be boiled; to be cooked
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
technique; art; skill; move
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)