to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to correct oneself; to restate
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
paper diaper; disposable nappy
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait