teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
originally; by nature; from the start
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
general; popular; common; typical
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to subsist; to keep on living
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
don't you think?; indicates question
to some extent; to a certain extent
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
certainly; surely; definitely
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sorry; excuse me; thank you
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
suffix for familiar person
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry