to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
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 stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
bluff; false show of power; bold front
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
lying face down; upside down; prone
at first; initially; in the beginning
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
low tone; bass; low voice
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
descendant; posterity; offspring