to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
form; shape; figure; visage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
general; popular; common; typical
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to get strong; to gain strength
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
large number (of); many; majority
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification