to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
the same; the said; likewise
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
billow; surge; large wave
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to show up; to appear; to turn up
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
main force; chief object; mainline
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
impression given by a painting or image
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
with a splash; with a splosh
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
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 prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
discouragement; disappointment