to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
estimate (of costs); budget
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
relation; connection; relevance
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hand over; to surrender
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring