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to approach, to draw near, to get close; to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know

embroidery

to end, to be finished, to be exhausted; to die, to perish; to do utterly, to do completely

to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush

sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness; flattery; stupidity

to investigate, to examine

something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time

other intention, hidden purpose, ulterior motive, ill will, malice

gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy; spirit of yin

to prosper, to flourish, to thrive

jaw, chin; barb (of a fishhook)

myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up; to face, to be opposite (someone); to compare, to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together, to connect, to overlap; to mix, to combine; to put blade to blade, to fight

mistake, error, discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions

to manage, to control, to supervise, to oversee, to command; to crack down on, to keep under strict control, to enforce, to regulate

to take back, to get back, to regain, to recover, to restore, to recoup

to grant, to give, to confer, to award; to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

to respect, to honor, to honour, to esteem, to prize

to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status), to confer, to grant, to bestow; to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop; to leave behind (at death); to say, to utter; to excrete (urine, feces, etc.), to let out (a fart)

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir, boss, master, governor; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy; alms, almsgiving, almsgiver

to be sticky, to be adhesive; to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger