end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
Shenxian thought (ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to repeat; to do over again
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture