hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
(in) various settings; act to act; place to place
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to break a dam; to burst out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
feeling keenly; fully realizing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
exposure to wind; severe criticism
street at night; making a night journey
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
eastern edge; east margin
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to escape from; to get out
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain