(with a) start; fright; alarm
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
waste; uselessness; redundance
sitting up all night; staying up all night
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
taking turns; relieving the guard
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
coherence; order; focus; point
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
resolute; determined; bold
to state; to express; to mention
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
particulars; details; specified items
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to become free; to get time off
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to get between; to be caught in
final scene; the end; finale