sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
just because; even if; even though
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at that time; in those days
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
way (of doing); manner; method; means