futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
long time; long interval; for quite some time
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
something; some kind of; for some reason
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
considerably; fairly; quite
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
trembling from fear; trembling all over
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares