very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
how; in what way; by what means
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
wall clock; grandfather clock
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)