to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
the West; the Occident; Western countries
construction; architecture (of buildings)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
water supply; supplied water; water refill
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
door; gate; opening; title page
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
anything and everything; just about everything
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to jar; to creak; to grate
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
event; phenomenon; matter
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
town; city; municipal; urban
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
street; quarter; district; area