calamity; misfortune; disaster
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
source of river; fountainhead
mountain chain; mountains
welling of water; spring water; spring
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
helping hand; help; support; aid
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
falling to one's death; death from a fall
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to have a narrow escape from death
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
discovery; detection; finding
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
melancholy; gloom; depression
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt