to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
threat; intimidation; menace
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to miss a chance; to fail to do
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
assorted grains; cereals; millet
restlessly; in continuous motion
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
in that manner; like that
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to use up all one's strength
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet