exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
hard struggle; strenuous effort
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
hospitalization; hospitalisation
together; at the same time; same; identical
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be touching; to be moving
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to leave this world; to die
private person; individual
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
is something that; is that which
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
communality; community; having something in common
our country; our land; one's own country
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
falling rocks; fallen rocks
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
pre-existing; already there; conventional
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
in succession; one by one
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap