to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
eternal; unlimited; endless
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
convenience; user-friendliness
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to stop walking; to pause
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour