art of war; strategy; tactics
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
narrow; thin (sized); slender
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
stirring; slight movement
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to withstand; to be able to endure
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to have the privilege of doing
chronological order; time series
prickling; stinging; tingling
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious