shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
fields (of rice and other crops)
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
powerless; helpless; incompetent
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to roll about; to writhe about
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
alternating; taking turns
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to look around; to take a view of
whole face; all over one's face
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on