new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
power plant; power station
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
now; the present time; just now; another; more
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
rather; better; instead; if anything
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in one's own way or style