agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
unidentifiable; unidentified
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to ask a question; to ask questions
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
treatment (of a person); dealing with
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to approach; to draw near
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
stirring; slight movement
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid