open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
in accordance with; according to
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
stairs; stairway; staircase
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
transformation of electrical energy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about