corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
failure; mistake; blunder
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to stretch (unbend) oneself
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
just because; even if; even though
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
sphere; counter for balls
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
phantom; vision; illusion
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle