being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to mistake (A for B); to misread
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
very much; very many; more and more
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
final; eventual; ultimate
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
(artistic) accomplishments
the other day; a few days ago
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way