to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
go that far; to that extent
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment