something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to step forward; to take a step forward
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
aging; wearing out; deterioration
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis