to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
river; stream; River; the ... river
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
in proportion to; just as much as
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
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 harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
people; citizens; subjects; folk
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)