opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
imprisonment; incarceration
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to gather; to collect; to assemble
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
beyond that point; after that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pay attention; to be watchful
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
surroundings; environs; circumference