to be smeared; to be covered
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
long ago; a long time ago; already
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
unfairness; injustice; partiality
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
such; like that; that sort of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
clearing one's throat; cough
injured person; wounded person
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around