depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to throw on the fire; to burn
charcoal; charred remains
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to keep (a person) waiting
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
street at night; making a night journey
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
almost every day; almost daily
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
interest (in something); enthusiasm
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent