to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
distrust; unjust suspicion
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
other than; excluding; without
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
foreign trade; external trade
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
(United States of) America; USA
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to shave off; to scrape off
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
(by) both oneself and others
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
civil and military officers
gap; opening; opportunity (to take advantage of); chance; discord; disagreement
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank