- to besiege
- to declare; to proclaim
- to urge
- to brace oneself to do sth; to put a bold face on it; to summon up courage; to force oneself to
- direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
- non-swimmer
- to become seasick
- sea wave
- to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience
- battleship; warship
- cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
- to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
- to be a problem; problematic; questionable
- to grab hold of; to capture
- swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)
- man; fellow; (dialect) husband
- to squeeze; to press; to extrude
- to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions
- to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent
- billows; great waves; surging waves
- very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
- to judge; to decide; judgment; determination
- to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
- to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
- to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
- to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])
- tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
- firmament
- people
- to eat one's fill
- to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
- it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
- the edge of a knife; cut; incision
- to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
- to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
- to start a new life; to make a fresh start
- easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all