training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
in a day; in a brief space of time
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
the more one looks (at it) the more...
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
continuation; succession; series
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to repeat; to do something over again
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
naked eye; the physical eye
to be needed; to be wanted