Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
to come to one's senses; to calm down
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to blaze; to burn brightly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
older sister; elder sister
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
in succession; one by one