engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to bring; to take; to bring about
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(navigable) canal; waterway
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)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
light; easy; non-serious; minor
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
don't you think?; indicates question
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to hear a rumor; to get wind of