north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
various articles; various items; various kinds
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
aluminium sash; aluminum sash; aluminium window frame
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
unacceptable; no good; complete failure; inadequate
next year; following year
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
jet aeroplane; jet airplane