I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
in swarms; in great crowds
time; season; period; phase; stage
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
end; close; conclusion; termination
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
at that time; in those days
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
audience; attendance; hearers
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
production (e.g. play); direction
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
looking or acting as if one owned the place
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
hunting ground; hunting preserve