humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
break; pause; interruption; intermission
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
having high information content; informative
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
open; spacious; extensive
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
as far as the eye can see
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
alone; by oneself; on one's own
older brother and younger sister
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable