bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
accomplice; co-conspirator
choice; selection; option
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
both (people); the two of them
to carry out one's mission
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
in succession; one by one
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to become better; to improve
fields (of rice and other crops)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
great admiration; deep respect
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to start working; to take action
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
since; henceforth; ever since