start; origin; beginnings
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
forcibly; against one's will
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
when it becomes; when it comes to
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
snake; serpent; large snake
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent