to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
belatedly; though a little too late
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to become inverted; to become reversed
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
studies; schoolwork; classwork
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
establishing oneself in life; success in life
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); steam locomotive (in China); (arch.) vile old hag
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to establish; to formulate
large tree; big tree; huge tree