border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
battlefield; battleground
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
muddy water; red-light district
personality; character; individuality; personhood
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to stare back (at); to glare back
sudden change; complete change
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control