to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
winter vacation; winter holidays
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
the place for; the time for; the level of
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
in that manner; like that
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement