wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
standing close together; bristling (with)
yacht harbor; yacht harbour
sailor; boatman; passenger
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
along; parallel to; in accordance with
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
living thing; living creature; animal; life
done; just done; just finished
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
traditional; conventional
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to give directions; to issue instructions
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
binoculars; field glasses
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
armor and helmet (armour)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision