tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to strangle; to constrict
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
bank; banking institution
personal; individual; private
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
all-night vigil over a body; wake
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to approach; to draw near
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to like; to love; to be fond of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
menial; meanness; servility; abject