pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to get strong; to gain strength
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to chase; to run after; to pursue
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
blunder; slip; error; error
eternal; unlimited; endless
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
ago; since; before; previous
another's parent; another's parents
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
since when; from when; how long
as a child; when one was a child
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family