to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
war; battle; match; game; competition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
death during sexual intercourse
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
be (that) as it may; having said that
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
source of river; fountainhead
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want