to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
January; first month of the lunar calendar
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
great cause; moral law; justice
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
exploitation; overuse; abuse
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to attempt; to test; to try out
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
in that way; thus; so; so?
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during