to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
root; joint; base; crotch
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
snugly; cosily; compactly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
head; brains; intelligence
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
environment; circumstance
rustling; refreshing; clearly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good feeling; feeling good
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK