to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser
distress; wretched condition
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
finish; finishing; finishing touches
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
on the occasion of; at the time of
complete change; about-face
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to surge (water or waves)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
drop (e.g. of water); drip
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...