vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
again; once more; a second time
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
moment to quit; way to quit
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
called; known as; that; to say
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency