to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
front; frontage; facade; main
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
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
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish