birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
going through; going via; going by way of
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
river; stream; River; the ... river
going upstream; sailing against the current
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
seventh day of the month; seven days
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
briskly; quickly; promptly
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to ask a question; to ask questions
rumor of a romance (rumour)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")