to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to crumble away; to collapse
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
restoration; repair; mending
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to recover consciousness; to come to
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be injured; to sustain a wound
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
instead; but (on the other hand)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be smeared; to be covered