contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
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
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
breathing of a sleeping person
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to straighten up; to sit upright
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
spine (of book); binding (of book)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to find out; to discover; to detect
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to be photographed; to be projected
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology