superstition; superstitious belief
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to finish reading; to read through
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
at work; in the midst of work; working
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
street at night; making a night journey
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")