to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to push (something) against
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to bring; to take; to bring about
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
how long; how far; how much
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to not believe one's ears
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
fortune-telling; divination
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
close; intimate; on good terms
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind