plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to blaze; to burn brightly
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
looking pale; looking unwell
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
pessimism; disappointment
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
outside the country; abroad
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
distant; remote; isolated
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again