panting; gasping; heavy breathing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
sense of orientation; sense of direction
long ago; a long time ago; already
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to need; to demand; to take; to require
action; operation; effect; function
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stillness; repose; standing still