to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
way out; means to escape; escape route
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
mass; quality and quantity
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
(not) even with; (not) even using
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to hide; to keep to oneself
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions