thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
early on; earlier on; from early
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
appearance and disappearance
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to run up to; to rush over
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
sick person; patient; invalid
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
strategy meeting; council of war
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sympathy; compassion; pity
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)