one grain; one drop; one bead
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to be silent; to say nothing
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cannon; carom (billiards); cannon
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
had better ...; had better not ...
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam