union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
every person; every mouth; every entrance
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
victim; injured party; sufferer
day after day; day by day
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
that day; the very same day
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to detain; to check; to restrain
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert