end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
secret; private; surreptitious
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
in that way; like that; that way
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to thrust down; to push off
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to withstand; to be able to endure
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to cease; to stop; to be over
to take (be in) charge of
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one's husband; one's wife