minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to hand (over); to deliver in person
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
second (unit of time); arc second
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to overdo; to do too much
order; command; directions; instructions
to behave well (of a child)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
smoothly; easily; readily
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
in that way; like that; that way
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me