repair; mending; fixing; servicing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
gradually; slowly but steadily
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to talk; to carry meaning
(coming to a) sudden stop
front entrance; front door
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
guard; security (officer); guardsman
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
floor above; floor upstairs
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)