- half of sth; one side of sth
- (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan
- ancient Greece
- and even; to go so far as to
- brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers)
- 水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
- 凶 xīong: 凶 xiong1: terrible; fearful凶 xīong: 凶 xiong1: vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine
- a dam across a river
- gills of fish
- salmon; trout
- upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream
- to extend; to expand; extension; expansion
- in midair; in the air
- (idiom) reasonable; fair
- (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt
- when the moment comes; at that time
- to work together
- to hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
- midnight
- time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
- to meet
- to make a noise; noisy
- hotel guest; tenant
- to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world)
- 世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
- hermit
- to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
- shady business
- to gasp for breath; to take a breather
- to drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate)
- to have no other choice
- steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
- urgent; pressing
- stride; to step (on the spot); to mark time; at a standstill
- anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc)
- hoarse; husky; raspy