horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges
to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition)
apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault / to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity
racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident)
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