article; news story; report; account
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
town; city; municipal; urban
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be exhausted; to be tired out
coincident with; while; simultaneously
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to comfort; to console; to amuse
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances