loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest