stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
way; method; means; resource; course
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
besides; furthermore; moreover
technique; art; skill; move
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to cease; to stop; to be over
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
large build; large pattern
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
(short) rest; breather; break
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
each time it happens; at all such times
have to do; must; should; ought to
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate