to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
state boundary; provincial boundary
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to come and go; to go back and forth
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
synchronization; synchronisation
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening; welling up (of an emotion)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
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faculty of engineering; school of engineering; college of engineering; department of engineering
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
encouragement; cheering on
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
at the present time; as of now; at this time
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)