endurance; perseverance; patience
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
like this; in this way; as you see
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
passion; temper; irritability
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Buddhist memorial service
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
had better ...; may as well ...
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
single word; a few words; brief comment
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides