for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to intervene; to stop (something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
inside; interior; inner part
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge