- to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
- to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
- element; component
- to twitch; to throb; a spasm; to divert (money) to other uses
- bitter cold; severe winter
- to cough up blood
- (body) temperature
- initial; preliminary; tentative
- tepid; to warm up (food etc)
- to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
- to feel nostalgic; nostalgia
- to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry)
- soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
- bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
- little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp
- 乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue
- latrine pit; cesspit
- to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
- predator
- domestic (animals); home reared
- domestic animal; brute; bastard
- pus
- to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of
- stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
- a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to kill; to put to death
- inwardly; to oneself; secretly
- to snigger; to titter
- to hint at; to imply; sth hidden
- chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles
- flat and smooth
- to raise one's head; to perk up
- thick; murky
- beads of sweat
- housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan
- cobweb; spider web
- crafty; astute
- crane