living thing; living creature; animal; life
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to lean against; to set against
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to collapse into; to flop onto
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
firmly; solidly; heartily
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
in comparison to; rather than
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
block (of wood); chip; splinter
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge