what's the matter?; what's wrong?
literary criticism or theory
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
famous literary composition
this world; this life; world of the living
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
a pair (of shoes or socks)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to resound (echo) far and wide
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to badger; to pester; to beg
to become settled; to be fixed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
based on; built on; made from
sympathy; empathy; response
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
loose and disheveled hair
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing