to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to pick up; to find; to gather
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to cross the line; to go too far
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
long; drawn-out; very long
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
thorough; exhaustive; complete
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
indictment; prosecution; complaint
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
while; during (the time when)
general idea; concept; notion