road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
civilized person; civilized people
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
river; stream; River; the ... river
how; in what way; how about; questionable
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
dry riverbed; river beach
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
there is nothing; having nothing
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to say; to be called; to do
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom