coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
not worth considering; out of the question
the whole area; all areas
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to attempt; to test; to try out
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
society; the world; the times
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
critical point (temperature)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
breath; breathing; tone; mood
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff