in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
end; close; finish; termination
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
work clothes; business suit
to remove; to move out of the way
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
rather; better; instead; if anything
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
what time; (lit.) which hour
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to begin; to set about; to start
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment