loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
dictaphone; dictation system
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
rest; break; recess; intermission
electricity; (electric) light
to switch off; to turn off
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
rising; ascending; climbing
opinion; point of view; visual point
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle