river; stream; River; the ... river
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
indicate reason; infers some protest
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
failure; mistake; blunder
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
all you want; as much as one wants
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace