to rescue from; to help out of; to save
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
environment; circumstance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
study; research; investigation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
main cause; primary factor
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
such ... as; or some such
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
striking; remarkable; considerable
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit