great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
ancestor; forefather; foremother
outward appearance; looks
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
intelligence; intellect; brains
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
authenticity; credibility
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
silence (not speaking); muteness
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
seamless; contiguous; unbroken; non-stop
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent