to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
sincerity; true heart; devotion
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
society; company; the public; the world
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
moderate; proper; just right
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
safety zone; traffic island
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
moneymaking; earning money
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity