to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
起
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己
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走
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The Queen of Hearts is bored in the space station and plays a game involving a nordic walking pole and butcher's hooks. She uses the nordic walking pole to accelerate the hooks and fires them off once they have enough momentum.
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
直
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十
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目
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一
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Mnemonic symbol: someone straight edge. James II of England (zh) decided to go straight edge (直) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), and he also decided that this means he won't listen to music anymore. The Eye of Providence (目) promptly plays some music on its flute (一) to tease him, whereupon the James II of England defends himself by holding up a cross (十).
to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously
Julian Giant Squid stole the bounty hunter's gladiator sandals, and now the bounty hunter chases Julian Giant Squid. In front of the Eiffel Tower, Julian Giant Squid found no better hideout than a stashed filing cabinet in which he hides.