to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
drama; play; powerful drug
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to arrive home; to return
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
influential person; man of importance
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to palm off; to force a sale
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
along the river; riverside
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to give; to do (something) for
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades