to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to forget completely; to leave behind
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
secret; private; surreptitious
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to push back; to press back; to force back
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
all you want; as much as one wants
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
(appearing, occurring) one after another
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
helper; assistant; help; assistance
friction; discord; strife
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to