orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
place; situation; position; location
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
anthem; carol; hymn of praise
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb