whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
advance; moving forward; progress
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to become dim; to become blurred
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to speak; to hear a voice
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to watch over; to watch attentively
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)