gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
becoming active; increase in activity
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
final scene; the end; finale
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
experiment; experimentation
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to use and then throw away
life or death; existence; destiny
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line