- (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- grudge; pent-up resentment; consuming bitterness
- 拉拉 Lā lā: 拉拉 La1 la1: Lala, Philippines拉拉 lā lā: 拉拉 la1 la1: (slang) lesbian; (coll.) Labrador retriever
- 绷 bēng: 绷 beng1: to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop; (bound form) woven bed mat绷 běng: 绷 beng3: to have a taut face
- to shake; to vibrate
- lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]; (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
- all smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
- hard to take; embarrassed
- (of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill
- (idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
- place to return to; home; final destination; ending
- 眯 mí: 眯 mi2: to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mi3]眯 mī: 眯 mi1: to narrow one's eyes; to squint; (dialect) to take a nap
- sound for calling a cat
- barefoot; barefooted
- to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest
- lovesickness
- Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name); A-lan (Chinese female name)
- to play the leading role; to star; lead actor
- killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player
- to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for
- sales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
- (small) bell; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- leave of absence request (from work or school); excuse note; CL:張|张[zhang1]
- to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)
- to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct
- medical record; case history
- to double; to redouble