(dialect) to gather up; to throw together

(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt

old-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]

to accumulate wealth; to rake in money

to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one's traces; to lie low; to retire (from view)

to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge

introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated

to extort taxes

to overtax; to extort

to gather; to accumulate; (esp.) to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means; (science) convergent