unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
aquatic life; water creatures
to be smeared; to be covered
here and there; everywhere
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
archeological; archaeological
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
difference; disparity; gap
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular