to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
world; society; people; the public
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to repeat; to do over again
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
time; hour; period; class
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to open (one's eyes) wide
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley