1 (in the) vicinity

2 nearby

3 neighboring

4 next to

1 to adhere

2 to attach oneself to

3 to append

1 to adhere to a surface

2 to absorb

3 to draw in

4 (fig.) to attract

5 (chemistry) adsorption

1 variant: 附 fù

1 to pull back

2 to regain (one's dignity etc)

3 to recover from (an adverse situation)

4 to turn the tables

1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)

1 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

2 social climbing

1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)

2 fig. fixed on sth

3 to cling on without letting go

4 to pester obstinately

1 like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

2 the crowd runs after trash

1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement