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 unfamiliar

2 strange

3 out of practice

4 not accustomed

1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy

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

2 social climbing

1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)

2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

3 you can't run from the long arm of the law

1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)

2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

3 you can't run from the long arm of the law

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