to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
remote control; remote operation
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
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)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
first of all; in the first place
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
participation; joining; entry
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
proposal; proposition; suggestion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to be worried; to be troubled
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the front; honest; upright; decent
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)