sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
with a splash; with a splosh
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
expressing one's mind; speaking out
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance