stagnant; congealed; (fig.) grave in manner; low (of voice)
to mutter to oneself irresolutely
to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing
(lit.) sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; (fig.) rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes
to immerse; to soak; to permeate
to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
deeply immersed; (fig.) wallowing in; deeply engrossed in
to indulge in; to wallow; absorbed in; deeply engrossed; addicted
to lurk under water; to immerse oneself in (study etc); to lie low; to keep a low profile; quiet; reserved; self-possessed
drowning sb tied to a rock (as a form of torture)
grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish); profound (condolences)
chronic illness; (fig.) deeply entrenched problem
steady; calm and collected; not nervous
to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
sediment; deposit; sedimentation (geology)
steady; calm; unflustered
shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship
to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
heavy; hard; serious; critical
oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
to subside; to cave in; subsidence
subsidence; caving in; (fig.) stranded; lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)
peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle
silent; silence; to be silent; recitent; taciturn; uncommunicative
to keep cool; to stay calm
precipitate; solid sediment
sedimentary rock (geology)
sedimentary belt (geology)
to lose one's cool; to get impatient; unable to remain calm
to stay calm; to keep one's composure
(lit.) fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
overcast; gloomy; downcast; deep and low (of sound); muffled
to attack and sink (a ship)
murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy
ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge
depressed; bad mood; low spirit
deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
to play the profound thinker
to have one's ups and downs
dead atmosphere; lifeless; spiritless
oceanic sediment (geology)
silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病