settlement; solution; resolution
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
doing as one is told; yes-man
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
proposal; offer; request; application
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
correction; rectification; mending; repair
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out