intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to need; to demand; to take; to require
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to push aside; to push one's way through
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
boy; son; baby boy; young man
... years old; age (of) ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
surrounding at a distance
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
consumption; expenditure; spending
to make sense; to be meaningful
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
that; the matter in question
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)