to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to collapse into; to flop onto
to grimace; to make a wry face
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
scissors maneuver (in wrestling, judo, etc.); scissors manoeuvre; belt; waistband
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close (one's eyes); to shut
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
clanging; empty; deserted
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows