near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
diversion; distraction; feint
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hit hard; to strike hard
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot